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
Other barriers she recommends include foil, banana leaves, green corn husks, citrus slices — even bacon.
From Washington Post
A narrow window of time for farmers to put a shorter-term crop into the ground such as beans or green corn is quickly closing, with about two weeks left.
From Washington Times
Jody continued on through the large vegetable patch where the green corn was higher than his head.
From Literature
“I would see everything east of us, and all of those circles of nice, green corn,” Strohauer said.
From Washington Times
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