corn in English: A tall plant with big yellow seeds that people and animals eat; also called maize. (noun)

Translation

A tall plant with big yellow seeds that people and animals eat; also called maize.

Word origin

From Old English corn, meaning a grain or seed; the same old root gave kernel.

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"Corn" is usually uncountable, so it takes no plural.

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The yellow seeds are the part you eat.

Britain, grain, wheat.

British English sometimes uses "corn" for grain in general.

plant

To put a seed or young plant into the ground so it can grow.

bread

A common food made from flour and water and baked in an oven.

yellow

Having the colour of the sun or of a lemon.

farm

A large piece of land where people grow food and keep animals.

rice

Small white or brown grains that people cook in water and eat as food.

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