Sweet corn Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a corn plant developed in order to have young ears that are sweet and suitable for eating
    Zea saccharata; sweet corn plant; green corn; Zea mays rugosa; sugar corn.
  2. noun corn that can be eaten as a vegetable while still young and soft
    green corn.

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Definitions
  1. (Bot.), a variety of the maize of a sweet taste. See the Note under Corn.

Webster 1913