corn (n)
maize (n)
Indian corn (n)
Zea mays (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 20
def tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties
def the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
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Hypernym cereal, cereal grass
Member holonym Zea, genus Zea
Derivationally related form corn → corn
Part meronym corn, edible corn; corncob, corn cob; cornstalk, corn stalk; ear, spike, capitulum
Hyponym field corn; sweet corn, sugar corn, green corn, sweet corn plant, Zea mays rugosa, Zea saccharata; popcorn, Zea mays everta
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Part holonym corn, edible corn; corncob, corn cob; cornstalk, corn stalk; ear, spike, capitulum
Hyponym cereal, cereal grass
Member meronym Zea, genus Zea
Hypernym field corn; sweet corn, sugar corn, green corn, sweet corn plant, Zea mays rugosa, Zea saccharata; popcorn, Zea mays everta
Derivationally related form corn → corn

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