corn

Universal Words noun 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