noun
1 ( BrE ) cereal crop (wheat, etc.)
ADJECTIVE
▪ ripe
▪ green
▪
The ~ is still green.
▪ young
… OF CORN
▪ ear , sheaf
▪ bag , sack
▪ field
VERB + CORN
▪ grow
▪ sow
▪ cut , harvest
▪ thresh
▪ grind
CORN + VERB
▪ grow
CORN + NOUN
▪ field
▪ harvest
▪ mill
2 ( AmE ) plant producing yellow grains
ADJECTIVE
▪ field , Indian , sweet ( BrE , AmE ) (usually sweetcorn in BrE )
▪ biotech , genetically modified (abbreviated to GM ) , transgenic
▪ non-GM , organic
▪ seed
▪ canned
▪ fresh , frozen
▪ white , yellow
▪ creamed , popped , roasted
▪ caramel , kettle
… OF CORN
▪ ear
▪ bushel
▪ field
VERB + CORN
▪ plant
▪ grow , produce , raise
▪ harvest
▪ grind
▪ eat
CORN + VERB
▪ grow
CORN + NOUN
▪ field
▪ crop , harvest , yield
▪ cob (usually corncob ) ( BrE , AmE ), husk , kernel , plant , seed , stalk
▪ flour (usually cornflour ) , meal (usually cornmeal ) ( BrE , AmE ), oil ( BrE , AmE ), starch (usually cornstarch ) , syrup ( BrE , AmE )
▪ bread , chips , dog , pone , tortilla
▪ grower
PHRASES
▪ ~ on the cob (= corn cooked with all the grains still attached) ( BrE , AmE )
3 area of hard skin on the foot
VERB + CORN
▪ have , suffer from
▪ treat