sweet corn
noun
1.
any of several varieties of corn, especially
Zea mays rugosa,
the grain or kernels of which are sweet and suitable for eating.
2.
Chiefly Northern, North Midland, and Western U.S.
the young and tender ears of corn, especially when used as a table vegetable.
Also called
green corn
.
Origin
1640-50,
Americanism
Examples from the web for
sweet corn
When they are roasted, and combined with
sweet corn
, you have a lovely chowder that is good for cool or warm weather.
We have
sweet corn
and broccoli in our freezer, sauerkraut in crocks, and tomatoes in jars on the shelf.
It's flags and fireworks, hot dogs and mustard, cold watermelon and
sweet corn
.
Mycorrhizal root colonization was higher with untreated than with manure-treated-wheat and
sweet corn
.
Planting date influences critical period of weed control in
sweet corn
.
Production of garlic,
sweet corn
, and squash all increased from the previous year.
British Dictionary definitions for
sweet corn
sweet corn
noun
1.
Also called
sugar corn,
green corn.
a variety of maize,
Zea mays saccharata,
whose kernels are rich in sugar and eaten as a vegetable when young
2.
the unripe ears of maize, esp the sweet kernels removed from the cob, cooked as a vegetable