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
We’re gonna have green corn an’ maybe a cow or a goat.”
From "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck
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