sweet corn

/swit kɔrn/

/swit kɔn/

Definitions of sweet corn

1. noun

   a corn plant developed in order to have young ears that are sweet and suitable for eating
   synonyms: Zea mays rugosa, Zea saccharata, green corn, sugar corn, sweet corn plant

   type of:

   Indian corn, Zea mays, corn, maize

   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
2. noun

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

   type of:

   corn, edible corn

   ears of corn that can be prepared and served for human food