zea mays rugosa

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1. a corn plant developed in order to have young ears that are sweet and suitable for eating (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	corn, indian corn, maize, zea mays,
definition	:	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 (noun.plant)

part meronym	:	corn, edible corn,
definition	:	ears of corn that can be prepared and served for human food (noun.food)