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Noun: sweet corn  sweet korn
  1. A corn plant developed in order to have young ears that are sweet and suitable for eating
    - sugar corn, green corn, sweet corn plant, Zea mays rugosa, Zea saccharata
     
  2. Corn that can be eaten as a vegetable while still young and soft
    - green corn

Derived forms: sweet corns

Type of: corn, edible corn, Indian corn, maize, Zea mays

Part of: corn, edible corn

Encyclopedia: Sweet corn