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Corn \Corn\, n. [AS. corn; akin to OS. korn, D. koren, G., Dan.,
Sw., & Icel. korn, Goth. ka['u]rn, L. granum, Russ. zerno.
Cf. {Grain}, {Kernel}.]
1. A single seed of certain plants, as wheat, rye, barley,
and maize; a grain.

2. The various farinaceous grains of the cereal grasses used
for food, as wheat, rye, barley, maize, oats.

Note: In Scotland, corn is generally restricted to oats, in
the United States, to maize, or {Indian corn} (see
sense 3), and in England to wheat.
[1913 Webster +PJC]

3. a tall cereal plant ({Zea mays}) bearing its seeds as
large kernels in multiple rows on the surface of a hard
cylindrical ear, the core of which (the cob) is not
edible; -- also called {Indian corn} and, in technical
literature, {maize}. There are several kinds; as, {yellow
corn}, which grows chiefly in the Northern States, and is
yellow when ripe; {white corn} or {southern corn}, which
grows to a great height, and has long white kernels;
{sweet corn}, comprising a number of sweet and tender
varieties, grown chiefly at the North, some of which have
kernels that wrinkle when ripe and dry; {pop corn}, any
small variety, used for popping. Corn seeds may be cooked
while on the ear and eaten directly, or may be stripped
from the ear and cooked subsequently. The term {Indian
corn} is often used to refer to a primitive type of corn
having kernels of varied color borne on the same cob; it
is used for decoration, especially in the fall.
[1913 Webster +PJC]

4. The plants which produce corn, when growing in the field;
the stalks and ears, or the stalks, ears, and seeds, after
reaping and before thrashing.

In one night, ere glimpse of morn,
His shadowy flail had thrashed the corn. --Milton.

5. A small, hard particle; a grain. ``Corn of sand.'' --Bp.
Hall. ``A corn of powder.'' --Beau. & Fl.

{Corn ball}, a ball of popped corn stuck together with soft
candy from molasses or sugar.

{Corn bread}, bread made of Indian meal.

{Corn cake}, a kind of corn bread; johnny cake; hoecake.

{Corn cockle} (Bot.), a weed ({Agrostemma Githago} syn.
{Lychnis Githago}), having bright flowers, common in grain
fields.

{Corn flag} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Gladiolus}; --
called also {sword lily}.

{Corn fly}. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A small fly which, in the larval state, is injurious
to grain, living in the stalk, and causing the disease
called ``gout,'' on account of the swelled joints. The
common European species is {Chlorops t[ae]niopus}.
(b) A small fly ({Anthomyia ze}) whose larva or maggot
destroys seed corn after it has been planted.

{Corn fritter}, a fritter having green Indian corn mixed
through its batter. [U. S.]

{Corn laws}, laws regulating trade in corn, especially those
in force in Great Britain till 1846, prohibiting the
importation of foreign grain for home consumption, except
when the price rose above a certain rate.

{Corn marigold}. (Bot.) See under {Marigold}.

{Corn oyster}, a fritter containing grated green Indian corn
and butter, the combined taste resembling that of oysters.
[U.S.]

{Corn parsley} (Bot.), a plant of the parsley genus
({Petroselinum segetum}), a weed in parts of Europe and
Asia.

{Corn popper}, a utensil used in popping corn.

{Corn poppy} (Bot.), the red poppy ({Papaver Rh[oe]as}),
common in European cornfields; -- also called {corn rose}.


{Corn rent}, rent paid in corn.

{Corn rose}. See {Corn poppy}.

{Corn salad} (Bot.), a name given to several species of
{Valerianella}, annual herbs sometimes used for salad.
{Valerianella olitoria} is also called {lamb's lettuce}.


{Corn stone}, red limestone. [Prov. Eng.]

{Corn violet} (Bot.), a species of {Campanula}.

{Corn weevil}. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A small weevil which causes great injury to grain.
(b) In America, a weevil ({Sphenophorus ze[ae]}) which
attacks the stalk of maize near the root, often doing
great damage. See {Grain weevil}, under {Weevil}.