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TOEFL BNC: 4957 COCA: 2448

corn

1 corn /ˈkoɚn/ noun
1 corn
/ˈkoɚn/
noun
Learner's definition of CORN
[noncount]
US
: a tall plant that produces yellow seeds (called kernels) that are eaten as a vegetable, used to produce many food products, and used as food for animals玉米
called also (US) Indian corn, maize
see color picture on this page
: the seeds of the corn plant eaten as a vegetable玉米粒
called also (British) sweetcorn
British, somewhat old-fashioned : a plant (such as wheat or barley) that produces seeds which are used for food
also : the seeds of such a plant : grain谷类植物;谷物;谷粒
US, informal : something (such as writing, music, or acting) that is old-fashioned and silly or sentimental : something that is corny老掉牙的东西,令人伤感的东西(如文章、音乐、表演等)
compare 2corn
2 corn /ˈkoɚn/ noun
plural corns
2 corn
/ˈkoɚn/
noun
plural corns
Learner's definition of CORN
[count]
: a painful hard spot on the skin of the foot鸡眼;钉胼
compare 1corn
TOEFL BNC: 4957 COCA: 2448

corn

1 of 3

noun (1)

often attributive
1
chiefly dialectal : a small hard particle : grain
2
: a small hard seed
usually used in combination
peppercornbarleycorn
3
British : the grain of a cereal grass that is the primary crop of a region (such 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
6
a
: something (such as writing, music, or acting) that is corny
b
: the quality or state of being corny : corniness
7

corn

2 of 3

verb

corned; corning; corns

transitive verb

1
: to form into grains : granulate
2
a
: to preserve or season with salt in grains
b
: to cure or preserve in brine containing preservatives and often seasonings
corned beef
3
: to feed with corn

corn

3 of 3

noun (2)

: a local hardening and thickening of epidermis (as on a toe)

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English, going back to Old English, "grain of a cereal grass, seed, berry," going back to Germanic *kurno- (whence also Old Frisian, Old Saxon, Old High German & Old Norse korn "grain of a cereal grass, seed," Gothic kaurn), going back to European Indo-European *ǵr̥H-no-, whence also Latin grānum "seed, especially of a cereal grass," Old Irish grán, Welsh grawn, Old Church Slavic zrĭno "grain, seed," Serbian & Croatian zȑno, Russian zernó, Lithuanian žìrnis "pea"

Note: The noun *ǵr̥H-no is sometimes taken to be a zero-grade derivative of Indo-European *ǵerh2- "become old, ripen" (see geriatric entry 1), but this has been disputed.

Verb

derivative of corn entry 1

Noun (2)

Middle English corne, probably borrowed from Medieval Latin cornū "horn, horny excrescence," going back to Latin, "horn" — more at horn

Note: Late Old English corn in this sense, attested in the medical text Lacnunga, a collection of remedies, charms and prayers, may be from Latin or an extended sense of Old English corn corn entry 1.

First Known Use

Noun (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1560, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of corn was before the 12th century
TOEFL BNC: 4957 COCA: 2448
corn

noun¹

1 (BrE) cereal crop (wheat, etc.)穀物ADJECTIVE | ... OF CORN | VERB + CORN | CORN + VERB | CORN + NOUN ADJECTIVEripe成熟的穀物green未成熟的穀物The corn is still green.穀物還未成熟。young嫩穀物... OF CORNear, sheaf一穗/一捆麥子bag, sack一包/一大袋穀物field一塊麥田VERB + CORNgrow種穀物sow播種穀物cut, harvest收割/收穫穀物thresh給穀物脫粒;打穀子grind磨穀物CORN + VERBgrow穀物生長CORN + NOUNfield麥田harvest穀物收穫mill麪粉機
corn

noun²

2 (NAmE) plant producing yellow grains玉米ADJECTIVE | ... OF CORN | VERB + CORN | CORN + VERB | CORN + NOUN | PHRASES ADJECTIVEfield, Indian, sweet (BrE, NAmE) (usually sweetcorn in BrE) 飼料玉米;印第安玉米;甜玉米biotech, genetically modified (abbreviated to GM) , transgenic生物科技玉米;轉基因玉米
non-GM, organic非轉基因/有機玉米seed玉米種子canned罐裝玉米fresh, frozen新鮮/冷凍玉米white, yellow白玉米;黃玉米creamed, popped, roasted奶油玉米;爆玉米花;烤玉米caramel, kettle焦糖/白糖爆玉米花... OF CORNear一穗玉米bushel一蒲式耳玉米field一塊玉米地VERB + CORNplant種玉米grow, produce, raise種植/生產/栽培玉米harvest收穫玉米grind磨玉米麪eat吃玉米CORN + VERBgrow玉米生長CORN + NOUNfield玉米地crop, harvest, yield玉米作物/收穫/產量cob (usually corncob) (BrE, NAmE) , husk, kernel, plant, seed, stalk玉米棒子芯;玉米苞葉;玉米粒;玉米植株;玉米種子;玉米稈
flour (usually cornflour) , meal
(usually cornmeal) (BrE, NAmE) , oil, NAmE) , starch
(usually cornstarch) , syrup (BrE, NAmE) 玉米粉;玉米油;玉米糖漿
bread, chips, dog, pone, tortilla玉米麪包;炸玉米片;玉米熱狗;純玉米麪包;墨西哥玉米薄餅grower種玉米的人PHRASEScorn on the cob (= corn cooked with all the grains still attached) (BrE, NAmE) (煮食的)玉米棒
corn

noun³

3area of hard skin on the foot雞眼VERB + CORNhave, suffer from長雞眼treat去除雞眼

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