mass noun
1
- chiefly Brit. the chief cereal crop of a district, especially (in England) wheat or (in Scotland) oats〈主英〉谷物; （英格兰）小麦; （苏格兰）燕麦。
1.1
- the grain of such a crop谷粒。
1.2
- informal the grain of any cereal, especially as fed to livestock〈非正式〉（尤指用于喂养家禽的）谷粒。
2
- informal something banal or sentimental〈非正式〉陈腐的东西, 过时货; 感伤的东西：
the film is pure corn.
这部电影太老一套了。
短语
corn on the cob
- maize when cooked and eaten straight from the cob（煮食的）玉米棒子。
词源
Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch koren and German Korn.