edible corn

Synonyms:

corn

Types:

show 5 types...

hide 5 types...

green corn, sweet corn

corn that can be eaten as a vegetable while still young and soft

hominy

hulled corn with the bran and germ removed

popcorn

small kernels of corn exploded by heat

lye hominy

hominy prepared by bleaching in lye

pearl hominy

hominy prepared by milling to pellets of medium size

Type of:

cereal, food grain, grain

foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses