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sweet corn
noun
: corn of a variety (Zea mays rugosa synonym Z. m. saccharata) with soft kernels containing a high percentage of sugar
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End with a dessert like sweet corn crema Catalana with orange, peach, honey, fig and burnt meringue.
—Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 13 Nov. 2024
The menu includes: fall greens salad, chicken liver mousse, pickled apple; citrus cured king salmon, radish, sweet corn, Otija cheese.
—Roger Sands, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
Fresh summer sweet corn is delicious all on its own.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 July 2024
Florida is the second-largest producer of all oranges, strawberries, sweet corn and non-Valencia oranges in the country.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2024
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First Known Use
1646, in the meaning defined above
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“Sweet corn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweet%20corn. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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sweet corn
noun
: corn with soft kernels containing a large amount of sugar
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