"sweet corn" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sweet corns [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} sweet corn (countable and uncountable, plural sweet corns)
  1. Any of many varieties of corn (specifically maize) most suitable for eating by humans, as distinguished from corn raised as animal feed; usually with higher sugar content than field corn. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Maize (plant) Synonyms: pole corn, sugar corn, sweetcorn Derived forms: sweetcorn bread Translations (corn suitable for eating by humans): сла́дка ца́ревица (sládka cárevica) [feminine] (Bulgarian), blat de moro dolç [masculine] (Catalan), suikermais (Dutch), sokerimaissi (Finnish), maïs doux [masculine] (French), Zuckermais [masculine] (German), γλυκό καλαμπόκι (glykó kalampóki) [neuter] (Greek), csemegekukorica (Hungarian), jagung manis (Malay), sukkermais [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), sukkermais [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), milho verde [masculine] (Portuguese), maíz dulce [masculine] (Spanish), india-corn [masculine] (Welsh)

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      "sense": "corn suitable for eating by humans",
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      "sense": "corn suitable for eating by humans",
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