sweet corn plant

/swit kɔrn plænt/
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Definitions of sweet corn plant
  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
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    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
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