corn : Idioms & Phrases

Broom" corn`

Definitions

1. (Bot.) A variety of Sorghum vulgare, having a joined stem, like maize, rising to the height of eight or ten feet, and bearing its seeds on a panicle with long branches, of which brooms are made.

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• noun a small yellow and white candy shaped to resemble a kernel of corn
  

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• noun widely cultivated as a salad crop and pot herb; often a weed
  Valerianella olitoria; Valerianella locusta; lamb's lettuce.
  

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• a ball of popped corn stuck together with soft candy from molasses or sugar.

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• noun beef cured or pickled in brine
  bully beef; corn beef.
  

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• noun the midwestern states where corn is grown; Iowa and Illinois are excellent for raising corn and corn-fed livestock
  

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• noun larva of the European corn borer moth; a serious pest of maize
  Pyrausta nubilalis.
  
• noun native to Europe; in America the larvae bore into the stem and crown of corn and other plants
  corn borer; Pyrausta nubilalis; corn borer moth.
  

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• noun native to Europe; in America the larvae bore into the stem and crown of corn and other plants
  corn borer; Pyrausta nubilalis; corn borer moth.
  

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• bread made of Indian meal.

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• noun baked in a pan or on a griddle (southern and midland)
  

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• a kind of corn bread; johnny cake; hoecake.

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• noun European annual having large trumpet-shaped reddish-purple flowers and poisonous seed; a common weed in grainfields and beside roadways; naturalized in America
  corn campion; Agrostemma githago; crown-of-the-field.
  

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• noun European white-flowered weed naturalized in North America
  Anthemis arvensis; field chamomile; corn chamomile.
  

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• noun thin piece of cornmeal dough fried
  

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• noun chowder containing corn
  

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• noun the hard cylindrical core that bears the kernels of an ear of corn
  corncob.
  

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• noun European annual having large trumpet-shaped reddish-purple flowers and poisonous seed; a common weed in grainfields and beside roadways; naturalized in America
  corn campion; Agrostemma githago; crown-of-the-field.
  

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• (Bot.), a weed (Agrostemma ∨ Lychnis Githago), having bright flowers, common in grain fields.

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• noun small oval cake of corn bread baked or fried (chiefly southern)
  corn dab; dodger.
  

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• noun a rain dance of Amerindians
  

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• noun small oval cake of corn bread baked or fried (chiefly southern)
  corn dab; dodger.
  

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• noun larva of a noctuid moth; highly destructive to especially corn and cotton and tomato crops
  tobacco budworm; cotton bollworm; tomato fruitworm; Heliothis zia; vetchworm.
  

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• noun an exchange where grains are bought and sold
  

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• noun a field planted with corn
  cornfield.
  

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• (Bot.), a plant of the genus Gladiolus; called also sword lily.

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• noun crisp flake made from corn
  

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• . (Zoöl.) (a) A small fly which, in the larval state, is injurious to grain, living in the stalk, and causing the disease called "gout," on account of the swelled joints. The common European species is Chlorops tæniopus. (b) A small fly (Anthomyia ze) whose larva or maggot destroys seed corn after it has been planted.

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• noun fritter containing corn or corn kernels
  

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• a fritter having green Indian corn mixed through its batter. U. S.

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• noun gluten prepared from corn
  

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• noun a feed consisting primarily of corn gluten
  

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• laws regulating trade in corn, especially those in force in Great Britain till 1846, prohibiting the importation of foreign grain for home consumption, except when the price rose above a certain rate.

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• noun any of several South African plants of the genus Ixia having grasslike leaves and clusters of showy variously colored lily-like flowers; widely cultivated
  

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• noun whiskey illegally distilled from a corn mash
  moonshine; bootleg.
  

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• noun European herb with bright yellow flowers; a common weed in grain fields
  Chrysanthemum segetum; field marigold.
  

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• . (Bot.) See under Marigold.

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• noun ubiquitous European annual weed with white flowers and finely divided leaves naturalized and sometimes cultivated in eastern North America; sometimes included in genus Matricaria
  scentless mayweed; scentless camomile; scentless hayweed; Matricaria inodorum; scentless false camomile; Tripleurospermum inodorum.
  
• noun European white-flowered weed naturalized in North America
  Anthemis arvensis; field chamomile; corn chamomile.
  

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• noun European mint naturalized in United States
  Mentha arvensis; field mint.
  

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• noun cornbread muffin
  

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• noun oil from the germs of corn grains
  

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• a fritter containing grated green Indian corn and butter, the combined taste resembling that of oysters. U.S.

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• (Bot.), a plant of the parsley genus (Petroselinum ssegetum), a weed in parts of Europe and Asia.

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• a utensil used in popping corn.

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• noun annual European poppy common in grain fields and often cultivated
  Papaver rhoeas; Flanders poppy; field poppy.
  

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• (Bot.), the red poppy (Papaver Rhoeas), common in European cornfields; also called corn rose.

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• noun pudding made of corn and cream and egg
  

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• rent paid in corn.

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• . See Corn poppy.

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• noun a plant of the genus Valerianella
  

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• (Bot.), a name given to several species of Valerianella, annual herbs sometimes used for salad. V. olitoria is also called lamb's lettuce.

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• noun each of the long filamentous styles that grow as a silky tuft at the tip of an ear of Indian corn
  cornsilk.
  

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• noun a smut fungus attacking Indian corn
  cornsmut.
  

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• noun large harmless snake of southeastern United States; often on farms
  red rat snake; Elaphe guttata.
  

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• noun granular snow formed by alternate thawing and freezing
  

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• noun erect or procumbent blue-flowered annual found in waste places of Europe and America
  Veronica arvensis.
  

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• noun small European weed with whorled leaves and white flowers
  Spergula arvensis; corn spurrey.
  

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• noun small European weed with whorled leaves and white flowers
  Spergula arvensis; corn spurrey.
  

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• noun the stalk of a corn plant
  cornstalk.
  

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• red limestone. Prov. Eng.

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• noun dextrose made by hydrolysis of cornstarch
  
• noun dextrose used as sweetening agent
  

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• noun syrup prepared from corn
  

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• noun corn bread wrapped in cabbage leaves and baked in hot ashes (southern)
  ashcake; ash cake.
  

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• (Bot.), a species of Campanula.

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• . (Zoöl.) (a) A small weevil which causes great injury to grain. (b) In America, a weevil (Sphenophorus zeæ) which attacks the stalk of maize near the root, often doing great damage. See Grain weevil, under Weevil.

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• noun whiskey distilled from a mash of not less than 80 percent corn
  corn whiskey; corn.
  

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• noun whiskey distilled from a mash of not less than 80 percent corn
  corn whiskey; corn.
  

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• adjective satellite fed on corn
  
  • corn-fed livestock
• adjective satellite strong and healthy but not sophisticated
  

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• noun beef cured or pickled in brine
  bully beef; corn beef.
  

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• noun hash made with corned beef
  

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• a house or place where powder is corned or granulated.

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• noun any of several perennials of the genus Aletris having grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colic
  unicorn root; colic root; star grass; colicroot.
  

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• noun corn whose kernels contain both hard and soft starch and become indented at maturity
  Zea mays indentata.
  

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• noun ears of corn that can be prepared and served for human food
  corn.
  

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• noun sorghums of dry regions of Asia and North Africa
  Indian millet; Egyptian corn; durra; doura; dourah.
  

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• noun native to Europe; in America the larvae bore into the stem and crown of corn and other plants
  corn borer; Pyrausta nubilalis; corn borer moth.
  

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• phantom corn.

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• noun corn grown primarily for animal feed or market grain
  

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• noun corn having kernels with a hard outer layer enclosing the soft endosperm
  flint corn; flint maize; Zea mays indurata.
  

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• noun corn having kernels almost entirely of soft starch
  soft corn; Zea mays amylacea; flour corn.
  

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• (Bot.), a coarse kind of rush (Juncus squarrosus).

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

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• noun sorghums of dry regions of Asia and North Africa
  Indian millet; Egyptian corn; durra; doura; dourah.
  

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• . (Bot.) See Durra.

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• kernels of maize prepared for food by removing the hulls.

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• noun tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
  maize; corn; Zea mays.
  

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• (Bot.), a plant of the genus Zea (Z. Mays); the maize, a native of America. See Corn, and Maize.

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• noun important for human and animal food; growth habit and stem form similar to Indian corn but having sawtooth-edged leaves
  Sorghum bicolor; kaffir; kaffir corn; great millet.
  

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• (Bot.), a Cape Colony name for Indian millet.

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• noun important for human and animal food; growth habit and stem form similar to Indian corn but having sawtooth-edged leaves
  Sorghum bicolor; kaffir; kaffir corn; great millet.
  

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• the Indian millet or durra; so called in the West Indies. see Durra.

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• . See in the Vocabulary.

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• . (a) Corn, or maize, of peculiar excellence for popping; especially, a kind the grains of which are small and compact . (b) Popped corn; which has been popped.

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Sea" corn`

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1. (Zoöl.) A yellow cylindrical mass of egg capsule of certain species of whelks (Buccinum), which resembles an ear of maize.

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• noun good quality seeds (as kernels of corn) that are reserved for planting
  seed grain.
  

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• (Bot.), corn or grain for seed.

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• noun cornbread usually containing ham or bacon bits and cooked in a skillet
  

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• noun corn having kernels almost entirely of soft starch
  soft corn; Zea mays amylacea; flour corn.
  

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• noun corn having kernels almost entirely of soft starch
  soft corn; Zea mays amylacea; flour corn.
  

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• noun American plant with cream-colored flowers and tuberous roots resembling kernels of corn
  Dicentra canadensis.
  

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• (Bot.), a North American herb (Dicantra Canadensis) bearing little yellow tubers.

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• noun a corn plant developed in order to have young ears that are sweet and suitable for eating
  Zea saccharata; sweet corn; green corn; Zea mays rugosa; sugar corn.
  

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

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

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• noun a corn plant developed in order to have young ears that are sweet and suitable for eating
  Zea saccharata; sweet corn; green corn; Zea mays rugosa; sugar corn.
  

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• corn taken as pay for grinding at a mill.

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Ward"-corn` noun

Etymology

Definitions

1. (O. Eng. Law) The duty of keeping watch and ward (see the Note under Watch, n., 1) with a horn to be blown upon any occasion of surprise. Burrill.

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• noun corn having kernels with a hard outer layer enclosing the soft endosperm
  flint corn; flint maize; Zea mays indurata.
  

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