corn

something sentimental or trite

“that movie was pure corn”

ears of corn that can be prepared and served for human food

whiskey distilled from a mash of not less than 80 percent corn

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

(Great Britain) any of various cereal plants (especially the dominant crop of the region — wheat in Great Britain or oats in Scotland and Ireland)

the dried grains or kernels or corn used as animal feed or ground for meal

a hard thickening of the skin (especially on the top or sides of the toes) caused by the pressure of ill-fitting shoes

preserve with large-grained rock salt

“corned beef”

feed (cattle) with corn