indian corn

/'indjən'kɔ:n/

Thân thiện

A farmer harvests ripe indian corn from a field.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A tall annual cereal grass producing kernels on large ears: A plant widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times. It is also known as maize.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The field was planted with rows of tall Indian corn.
  • Indian corn was a staple food for many indigenous cultures.

Advanced Usage

• "Indian corn" as a decorative term: In modern contexts, especially in North America, "Indian corn" often refers to ears of maize with multicolored kernels, used primarily for autumn and Thanksgiving decorations.
  • We bought some Indian corn to hang on the front door for the harvest festival.

Variants and Related Words

• Maize (n): The more common international term for the same cereal plant, .
  • Maize is a major crop worldwide.
• Corn (n): In American English, "corn" typically refers to this same plant, while in British English it can refer to the principal cereal crop of a region (e.g., wheat in England).
  • (AmE) We're having corn on the cob for dinner.

Synonyms

• Maize: The scientific and common international name for the plant.
• Sweet corn: A specific variety grown for human consumption as a vegetable.

Related Phrases

• Ear of corn: The seed-bearing head of the plant.
  • He shucked an ear of corn from the stalk.
• Cornfield: A field where corn is grown.
  • The children ran through the vast cornfield.

Related Idioms

• "As high as an elephant's eye": A phrase from the musical used to describe tall, thriving corn.
  • The corn is as high as an elephant's eye this summer.

Học thuật

Noun

1. 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

Từ đồng nghĩa

• corn
• maize
• Indian corn
• Zea mays