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sweet corn
noun
any of several varieties of corn, especially Zea mays rugosa, the grain or kernels of which are sweet and suitable for eating.
Chiefly Northern, North Midland, and Western U.S.the young and tender ears of corn, especially when used as a table vegetable.
sweet corn
noun
Also called: sugar corn. green corn.a variety of maize, Zea mays saccharata, whose kernels are rich in sugar and eaten as a vegetable when young
the unripe ears of maize, esp the sweet kernels removed from the cob, cooked as a vegetable
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of sweet corn1
Example Sentences
Squash is the standout in this chowder, which is surprising because it is paired with freshly shucked, cut from the cob, absolutely divine, sweet corn.
There, Sesa said, Prevost ate whatever was offered to him, including the peasant diet consisting of potatoes, cheese and sweet corn.
It features a false corn garnish made from leftover sweet corn scraps.
Datasembly measured prices for russet potatoes, roasted turkey gravy, eight buttermilk biscuits, cut green beans, jellied cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie mix, frozen pastry pie shells, whipped topping and sweet corn.
Nearby, groups of soldiers gathered around portable camping stoves, boiling sweet corn and carrots, chatting and joking.
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