green corn

== English == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === enPR: grēn′ kôrn′ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɡɹiːn ˌkɔːɹn/ (General American, Canada, Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈɡɹin ˌkoɹn/ (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈɡɹiːn ˌkoːɹn/ (India) IPA(key): /ˈɡɾiːn ˌkoːɾn/ Hyphenation: green corn === Noun === green corn (plural green corns) (agriculture) The young ears of corn (maize) harvested while still in the milky stage, before the kernels fully mature. === See also === === References === === Further reading === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “green corn”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney and Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1914), “green-corn, n.”, in The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language, revised edition, volumes II (D–Hoon), New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC, page n. “green corn”, in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2026, retrieved 2 August 2025 “green corn”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.