corn

Middle English

/kɔrn/

noun
Definitions
  • Any plant that bears grain, especially wheat; a field planted with such plants.
  • Any kind or sort of grain, especially used as food.
  • A seed or germ of a plant that is not a grain.
  • A grain or seed used as a unit of weight.
  • The optimum result or product; the superior section or bit.
  • The deserving; those who are morally right.
  • A swelling or bole; an external tumourous growth.

Etymology

Inherited from Old English corn (grain) inherited from Proto-Germanic *kurną (corn, cereal, grain) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm (grain, worn-down).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ǵr̥h₂nóm

Gloss

grain, worn-down

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