1 (BrE) [U] any plant that is grown for its grain, such as wheat; the grain of these plants:
a field of corn * ears / sheaves of corn * corn-fed chicken
2 [U] (AmE) = MAIZE
seealsoCORNCOB, CORNONTHECOB
3 [U] (AmE) = SWEETCORN
4 [C] a small area of hard skin on the foot, especially the toe, that is sometimes painful
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