SWEET CORN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sweet corn mean? 

• SWEET CORN (noun)
  The noun SWEET CORN has 2 senses:

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

2. corn that can be eaten as a vegetable while still young and soft

  Familiarity information: SWEET CORN used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SWEET CORN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

green corn; sugar corn; sweet corn; sweet corn plant; Zea mays rugosa; Zea saccharata

Hypernyms ("sweet corn" is a kind of...):

corn; Indian corn; maize; Zea mays (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)

Holonyms ("sweet corn" is a part of...):

corn; edible corn (ears of corn that can be prepared and served for human food)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

green corn; sweet corn

Hypernyms ("sweet corn" is a kind of...):

corn; edible corn (ears of corn that can be prepared and served for human food)

 Context examples 

Foods high in magnesium include almonds, bananas, beans, broccoli, brown rice, cashews, egg yolk, fish oil, flaxseed, green vegetables, milk, mushrooms, other nuts, oatmeal, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, soybeans, sunflower seeds, sweet corn, tofu, and whole grains (see: Foods, by content of Magnesium, Mg)

(Low Magnesium Levels Make Vitamin D Ineffective, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)