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Corngate

Corngate proper noun: a 2002 scandal around the suspected release in 2000 of genetically modified corn seed in New Zealand.

Proper noun

Corngate

  1. (New Zealand, informal) A 2002 scandal around the suspected release in 2000 of genetically modified corn seed in New Zealand.

Origin of Corngate

From corn + -gate.

Questions about Corngate

What does Corngate mean?
Corngate means a 2002 scandal around the suspected release in 2000 of genetically modified corn seed in New Zealand.
What part of speech is Corngate?
Corngate is a proper noun.

Words near Corngate in the dictionary

  1. cornflower blue
  2. cornflower blues
  3. cornflowers
  4. Cornforth
  5. Cornforths
  6. Corngate
  7. Corngold
  8. Corngolds
  9. corngrower
  10. corngrowers
  11. corngrowing

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