green corn


Origin of green corn

1
An Americanism dating back to 1800–10

Words Nearby green corn

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How to use green corn in a sentence

  • In this way several bushels of potatoes and a lot of green corn were secured and placed by the natives in the yawl.

    Ralph Granger's Fortunes | William Perry Brown

British Dictionary definitions for green corn

green corn

noun
  1. another name for sweet corn (def. 1)

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