sweet corn

noun

Any of many varieties of corn (specifically maize) most suitable for eating by humans, as distinguished from corn raised as animal feed; usually with higher sugar content than field corn.

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pole cornsugar corngreen cornsweet corn plantZea mays rugosaZea saccharata
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Meanings

nounsweet corn (countable and uncountable, plural sweet corns)

plural sweet corns · alternative sweetcorn · alternative sweet-corn

  1. countableuncountableAny of many varieties of corn (specifically maize) most suitable for eating by humans, as distinguished from corn raised as animal feed; usually with higher sugar content than field corn.

    Synonyms: pole corn, sugar corn

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of many varieties of corn (specifically maize) most suitable for eating by humans, as distinguished from corn raised as animal feed; usually with higher sugar content than field corn.

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pole cornsugar corn

More synonyms by meaning

nouna corn plant developed in order to have young ears that are sweet and suitable for eating

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sugar corngreen cornsweet corn plantZea mays rugosaZea saccharata
Broader
cornmaizeIndian corn

nouncorn that can be eaten as a vegetable while still young and soft

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green corn
Broader
cornedible corn
Also see
green cornmaizepole cornsugar corn

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian сла́дка ца́ревица
  • сла́дка ца́ревица (sládka cárevica)corn suitable for eating by humans
Catalan blat de moro dolç
  • blat de moro dolçcorn suitable for eating by humans
Chinese Mandarin 甜玉米
  • 甜玉米 (tiányùmǐ)corn suitable for eating by humans
Dutch suikermais
  • suikermaiscorn suitable for eating by humans
Finnish sokerimaissi
  • sokerimaissicorn suitable for eating by humans
French maïs doux
  • maïs douxcorn suitable for eating by humans
German Zuckermais
  • Zuckermaiscorn suitable for eating by humans
Greek γλυκό καλαμπόκι
  • γλυκό καλαμπόκι (glykó kalampóki)corn suitable for eating by humans
Hungarian csemegekukorica
  • csemegekukoricacorn suitable for eating by humans
Malay jagung manis
  • jagung maniscorn suitable for eating by humans
Norwegian Bokmål sukkermais
  • sukkermaiscorn suitable for eating by humans
Polish kukurydza cukrowa
  • kukurydza cukrowacorn suitable for eating by humans
Portuguese milho verde
  • milho verdecorn suitable for eating by humans
Russian са́харная кукуру́за
  • са́харная кукуру́за (sáxarnaja kukurúza)corn suitable for eating by humans
Spanish maíz dulce
  • maíz dulcecorn suitable for eating by humans
Welsh india-corn
  • india-corncorn suitable for eating by humans
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