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corn rose

British

noun

archaic any of several red-flowered weeds of cornfields, such as the corn poppy

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The cost of corn rose more than 1%, to $6.04 a bushel, and oats gained 0.73%, to $3.46 per unit.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 6, 2023

Chicago wheat futures jumped almost 6% on Monday and corn rose more than 2% as Russia's withdrawal from a Black Sea export agreement raised concerns over global supplies.

From Reuters • Oct. 31, 2022

In August, corn rose to $8.49 a bushel.

From New York Times • Oct. 11, 2012

March-delivery corn rose as much as 0.6 percent to $6.78 a bushel and was last at $6.7775.

From BusinessWeek • Feb. 9, 2011

The haw-trees hedged the russet lea Where cuckoo-buds waxed rich with gold; The wealthy corn rose yellowly Endlong the wold.

From Blooms of the Berry by Cawein, Madison J.

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