CORN

n. Ko2rn. Lat., frumentvm (1st def.). Fr., ble, cereales (1st def.). Ger.. Oetreide (1st def.), Korn (1st def.). It., grano (1st def.), cereal i (pi. 1st def.). Sp., grano (1st def.). 1. A general term for the cereal or grain-producing gra es, particularly (in the United States) maize (Fr., ma'is). [B, 121.] 2. See CLAVUS. 3. In composition (as in c.-lily, c.-mint, etc.), used adjectively to indicate that a plant grows wild in the fields. Amel c. The Triticum nmyleum. [B, 275 (a, 24).] Black c. Fr., ble noir. Syn.: black wheat. The genus Mela mpyrum. [L, 73.] Broom-c. The Sorghum dor a. [B, 19, 121 (a, 24).] Chinese c. The Setaria italic a. [B, 275 (a, 24).] C.-flag, C.-flower. See the major list C.-salad. Seethe major list. C.-silk. The long, silky stigmata of maize (Zea mats); official in the Fr. Cod. [B, 5 (a, 24).] C.-smut. The Ustilago maid is; official in the U. S. Ph. as ustilago. [B, 5 (a. 24).] Devil'sc. The Stellar i a holostea. [A, 505.] Gero c. The Pcncillaria spicata. [B, 275 (a, 24).] Goose-c. 1. The Juncus sqitarrosus. 2. The Bromus moll is. [B. 19, 275 (a, 24).] Guinea c. The Sorghum vulgare; in the West Indies, several grain-bearing species of Panicum. [B, 19, 121 (a, 24).] Indian c. See MAIZE and ZEA maiz. Kaffir c. The Sorghum saccharatum. [B, 19, 275 (a. 24).] Marsh-c. The Potentilla an serin a. [B, 275 (a, 24).] Oil of c. See MAIZE oil. Pharaoh's c. The Triticum compos i tum. [B, 275 (a, 24).] St. Peter's c. The Triticum monococcum. [B. 275 (a, 24).] Squirrel-c. The Dicentra can a dens is. [B, 34 (a, 24).] [s. 406]