zea mays everta

Noun
  1. Corn having small ears and kernels that burst when exposed to dry heat (synset 112165994)
    is a type of: corn, indian corn, maize, zea mays - 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
    has: popcorn - small kernels of corn exploded by heat
    same as: popcorn

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