" corn "

[Noun]  | "corn" | \ ˈkȯrn \

1: a small hard particle : grain

2: a small hard seed —usually used in combination

3: the grain of a cereal grass that is the primary crop of a region (such as wheat in Britain and oats in Scotland and Ireland); also : a plant that produces corn

Origin: before 12th century ;

 Middle English, going back to Old English, "grain of a cereal grass, see:d, berry," going back to Germanic *kurno- (whence also Old Frisian, Old Saxon, Old High German & Old Norse korn "grain of a cereal grass, see:d," Gothic kaurn), going back to European Indo-European *ǵr̥H-no-, whence also Latin grānum "see:d, especially of a cereal grass," Old Irish grán, Welsh grawn, Old Church Slavic zrĭno "grain, see:d," Serbian & Croatian zȑno, Russian zernó, Lithuanian žìrnis "pea";

  * Note : The noun *ǵr̥H-no is sometimes taken to be a zero-grade derivative of Indo-European *ǵerh2- "become old, ripen" (see: {geriatric:1|geriatric:1}), but this has been disputed.;

[Noun]  | "corn" 

1: a local hardening and thickening of epidermis (as on a toe)

Origin: 15th century ;

 Middle English corne, probably borrowed from Medieval Latin cornū "horn, horny excrescence," going back to Latin, "horn" {mat|horn|} ;

  * Note : Late Old English corn in this sense, attested in the medical text Lacnunga, a collection of remedies, charms and prayers, may be from Latin or an extended sense of Old English corn {corn:1|corn:1}.;

[Noun]  | "corn borer" 

1: any of several insects that bore in the stalks or ears of corn: such as

2: an Old World moth (Ostrinia nubilalis) widespread in eastern and central North America where its larva is a major pest in the stems, crowns, and fruits of crop plants and especially corn —called also European corn borer

3: a pyralid moth (Diatraea grandiosella) whose larva causes serious damage especially to corn crops by boring in the stalks —called also southwestern corn borer

Origin: 1853 ;

[Noun]  | "corn bread" 

1: bread made with cornmeal

Origin: 1719 ;

[Noun]  | "corn chip" 

1: a piece of a dry crisp snack food prepared from a seasoned cornmeal batter

Origin: 1932 ;

[Noun]  | "corn cockle" 

1: an annual hairy weed (Agrostemma githago) of the pink family with purplish-red flowers that is found in grain fields

Origin: 1713 ;

[Noun]  | "corn dodger" 

1: a cake of corn bread that is fried, baked, or boiled as a dumpling

Origin: 1834 ;

[Noun]  | "corn dog" 

1: a frankfurter dipped in cornmeal batter, fried, and served on a stick

Origin: 1939 ;

[Noun]  | "corn ear*worm" | \ -ˈir-ˌwərm \

1: a noctuid moth (Helicoverpa zea synonym Heliothis zea) whose large striped yellow-headed larva is especially destructive to corn, tomatoes, tobacco, and cotton bolls

Origin: 1802 ;

[Verb]  | "corn" 

1: to form into grains : granulate

2: to preserve or season with salt in grains

3: to cure or preserve in brine containing preservatives and often seasonings

Origin: 1560 ;

 Derivative of {see: |corn:1|corn:1};

[Noun]  | "corn" 

[Adjective]  | "corn-fed"