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  • 51corn earworm — corn′ ear worm [[t]ˈɪərˌwɜrm[/t]] n. ent the larva of a noctuid moth, Heliothis zea, that is a pest of corn ears, cotton bolls, and other crops …

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  • 52corn shuck — noun (N American) The husk enclosing a maize ear • • • Main Entry: ↑corn …

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  • 53Corn on the cob — ((stub)) This article is about sweet corn. For roasted ears of field corn see roast field corn. Freshly picked ears of sweet corn …

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  • 54corn — noun 1 (BrE) cereal crop (wheat, etc.) ADJECTIVE ▪ ripe ▪ green ▪ The corn is still green. ▪ young … OF CORN ▪ …

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  • 55corn — corn1 /kawrn/, n. 1. Also called Indian corn; esp. technical and Brit., maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears. 2. the grain, seeds,… …

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  • 56ear — ear1 earless, adj. earlike, adj. /ear/, n. 1. the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane …

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  • 57Corn rose — Rose Rose, n. [AS. rose, L. rosa, probably akin to Gr. ?, Armor. vard, OPer. vareda; and perhaps to E. wort: cf. F. rose, from the Latin. Cf. {Copperas}, {Rhododendron}.] 1. A flower and shrub of any species of the genus {Rosa}, of which there… …

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  • 58corn — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a any cereal before or after harvesting, esp. the chief crop of a region: wheat, oats, or (in the US and Australia) maize. b a grain or seed of a cereal plant. 2 colloq. something corny or trite. v.tr. (as corned adj.) sprinkled… …

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  • 59ear — I. noun Etymology: Middle English ere, from Old English ēare; akin to Old High German ōra ear, Latin auris, Greek ous Date: before 12th century 1. a. the characteristic vertebrate organ of hearing and equilibrium consisting in the typical mammal… …

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  • 60corn — Ⅰ. corn1 (kôrn) n. 1. a) Any of numerous cultivated forms of a widely grown, usually tall annual cereal grass (Zea mays) bearing grains or kernels on large ears. b) The grains or kernels of this plant, used as food for humans and livestock or for …

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