corn1

noun

• 1a North American cereal plant that yields large grains, or kernels, set in rows on a cob. Its many varieties yield numerous products, highly valued for both human and livestock consumption. Also called Indian corn.

  • Zea mays, family Gramineae; it was domesticated before 5000 bc, although the wild ancestor is unidentified
• the grains of this:creamed corn two ears of corn
• British the chief cereal crop of a district, especially (in England) wheat or (in Scotland) oats.

• 2 informal something banal or sentimental:the movie is pure corn