"candy corn" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: candy corns [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} candy corn (usually uncountable, plural candy corns)
  1. (US, Canada) A confection of sugar and corn syrup or honey, supposed to resemble a kernel of maize. Wikipedia link: candy corn Tags: Canada, US, uncountable, usually Hyponyms: reindeer corn
    Sense id: en-candy_corn-en-noun-6inGjrGq Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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