corn

¹corn

noun, often attributive \ˈkȯrn\

Definition of CORN

1

chiefly dialect : a small hard particle : grain

2

: a small hard seed —usually used in combination <peppercorn> <barleycorn>

3

British : the grain of a cereal grass that is the primary crop of a region (as wheat in Britain and oats in Scotland and Ireland); also : a plant that produces corn

4

a : a tall annual cereal grass (Zea mays) originally domesticated in Mexico and widely grown for its large elongated ears of starchy seeds —called also Indian corn, maize b : the typically yellow or whitish seeds of corn used especially as food for humans and livestock c : an ear of corn with or without its leafy outer covering

5

: corn whiskey

6

a : something (as writing, music, or acting) that is corny b : the quality or state of being corny : corniness

7

: corn snow

Origin of CORN

Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German & Old Norse korn grain, Latin granum

First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with CORN

born, borne, bourn, horn, lorn, morn, mourn, Norn, Orne, porn, scorn, thorn, warn, Zorn