noun
a corn plant developed in order to have young ears that are sweet and suitable for eating
• Syn: ↑sweet corn, ↑sugar corn, ↑green corn, ↑Zea mays rugosa, ↑Zea saccharata
• Hypernyms: ↑corn, ↑maize, ↑Indian corn, ↑Zea mays
• Part Holonyms: ↑corn, ↑edible corn
Useful english dictionary. 2012.