popcorn

Definitions of popcorn
  1. noun
    small kernels of corn exploded by heat
    synonyms: pofmaïs
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    type of:
    eksteroog, likdoorn, maïs
    ears of corn that can be prepared and served for human food
  2. noun
    corn having small ears and kernels that burst when exposed to dry heat
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    type of:
    maïs
    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
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