corn
n 1: 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 [syn: {maize}, {Indian corn},
{Zea mays}]
2: the dried grains or kernels or corn used as animal feed or
ground for meal
3: ears of corn grown for human food [syn: {edible corn}]
4: a hard thickening of the skin (especially of the toes)
caused by the pressure of ill-fitting shoes [syn: {clavus}]
5: annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and
light brown grains [syn: {wheat}]
6: distilled from a mash of not less than 80 percent corn [syn:
{corn whiskey}, {corn whisky}]
v 1: feed with corn, as of cattle
2: preserve with salt; "corned beef"