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green corn

/ˈɡɹiːn ˌkɔːɹn//ˈɡɹin ˌkoɹn/

green corn noun: the young ears of corn (maize) harvested while still in the milky stage, before the kernels fully mature.

Noun

green corn (plural green corns)

  1. The young ears of corn (maize) harvested while still in the milky stage, before the kernels fully mature.

Forms of green corn

pluralgreen corns

Questions about green corn

What does green corn mean?
Green corn means the young ears of corn (maize) harvested while still in the milky stage, before the kernels fully mature.
What part of speech is green corn?
Green corn is a noun.
How do you pronounce green corn?
Green corn is pronounced /ˈɡɹiːn ˌkɔːɹn/ (UK).
What is the plural of green corn?
The plural of green corn is green corns.

Words near green corn in the dictionary

  1. green con
  2. green cons
  3. green copperas
  4. green cormorant
  5. green cormorants
  6. green corn
  7. green corns
  8. green corridor
  9. green corridors
  10. Green County
  11. Green Cove Springs

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