green corn
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of green corn
An Americanism dating back to 1800–10
Example Sentences
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Amid rows of leafy green corn, a long center-pivot irrigation system is perched like a giant skeletal pterodactyl with its wings outstretched.
From New York Times • Jun. 24, 2022
Other barriers she recommends include foil, banana leaves, green corn husks, citrus slices — even bacon.
From Washington Post • Aug. 17, 2021
It’s quite a list of accomplishments, and probably a very good reason to raise a glass — and a green corn tamale.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2016
Three thousand years ago, Mayans treated intestinal ailments with a symbiotic organism on roasted green corn.
From Newsweek
Jody continued on through the large vegetable patch where the green corn was higher than his head.
From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck
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