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noun

any of several treelike tropical plants of the genus Draecena, especially D. fragrans massangeana, widely cultivated as a houseplant.

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corn muffin, Corno, corn oil, corn on the cob, corn picker, corn plant, corn pone, corn poppy, corn-root aphid, corn rootworm, corn rose

How to use corn plant in a sentence

She read the article as she sat on the floor of an open train car moving slowly through the countryside, enjoying a backdrop of yellowing corn plants and bright red poppies.
A Lab of Her Own - Issue 108: Change|Bob Goldstein|December 1, 2021|Nautilus
In the corn plant the starch is stored chiefly in the grain, and not in the subterranean portions, as in the potato.
Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, April 1900|Various
One boy in a New York State camp did carefully hoe out and pull up every corn plant for a half-day, leaving weeds.
Our Schools in War Time—and After|Arthur Davis Dean
Try to trace a single root of the corn plant from the stalk to its very tip.
Agriculture for Beginners|Charles William Burkett

Professor Forbes, in his study of the corn plant louse, found that in spring ants mine along the principal roots of the corn.
The Bird Study Book|Thomas Gilbert Pearson
Whilst this little cob is forming, a bunch, or tassel, of flowers is forming on the top of the corn plant.
Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study|Ontario Ministry of Education