#Indian_corn__corn__maize__Zea_mays tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
supertype: #cereal_grass__cereal grass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat; rice; rye; oats; maize; buckwheat; millet
part: #edible_corn #corncob #ear.fruit
member of: #genus_Zea
subtype: #field_corn__fieldcorn corn grown primarily for animal feed or market grain
subtype: #dent_corn__Zea_mays_indentata corn whose kernels contain both hard and soft starch and become indented at maturity
subtype: #flint_corn__flintcorn__flint_maize__flintmaize__Yankee_corn__Zea_mays_indurata corn having kernels with a hard outer layer enclosing the soft endosperm
subtype: #soft_corn__flour_corn__flourcorn__squaw_corn__squawcorn__Zea_mays_amylacea corn having kernels almost entirely of soft starch
subtype: #sweet_corn_plant__sweet_corn__sweetcorn__sugar_corn__sugarcorn__green_corn__greencorn__Zea_mays_rugosa__Zea_saccharata corn whose young ears are sweet and suitable for eating as a vegetable
subtype: #Zea_mays_everta__popcorn corn having small ears and kernels that burst when exposed to dry heat
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