Definition: A plant species of the family POACEAE. It is a tall grass grown for its seed, corn, used as food and animal fodder.
restrict to American corn, Zea mays: for ancient & non-American use of the word "corn" index under CEREALS; coord with specific PLANT STRUCTURES term if pertinent; for use in therapy coord IM with PHYTOTHERAPY (IM) + disease/drug ther (IM) + PLANT PREPAR
Other names Zea; Teosinte; Maize; Indian Corn; Corn; Corn, Indian