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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
corn
corn [corn corns] BrE [kɔːn] NAmE [kɔːrn] noun 1. (BrE)uncountable any plant that is grown for its grain, such as ↑wheat; the grain of these plants •a field of corn •ears/sheaves of corn •corn-fed chicken 2. (NAmE) (BrE maize)uncountable a tall plant grown for its large yellow grains that are used for making flour or eaten as a vegetable; the grains of this plant see also ↑corncob, ↑corn on the cob 3. (NAmE) (BrE sweet·corn)uncountable the yellow seeds of a type of corn ( ↑maize ) plant, also called corn, which grow on thick ↑stems and are cooked and eaten as a vegetable 4. countable a small area of hard skin on the foot, especially the toe, that is sometimes painful See also: ↑maize ▪ ↑sweetcorn Word Origin: senses 1 to 3 Old English Germanic Dutch koren German Korn sense 4 late Middle English Anglo-Norman French Latin cornu ‘horn’ Collocations: Farming Growing food and raising animals plant trees/seeds/crops/vines/barley grow/produce corn/wheat/rice/fruit plough/ (NAmE) plow land/a field sow/harvest seeds/crops/fields spread manure/fertilizer on sth cultivate/irrigate/water/contaminate crops/plants/fields/land damage/destroy/lose your crop ripen/pick fruit/berries/grapes press/dry/ferment grapes grind/thresh grain/corn/wheat raise/rear/keep chickens/poultry/cattle/pigs raise/breed/feed/graze livestock/cattle/sheep kill/slaughter livestock preserve/smoke/cure/salt meat Modern farming run a fish farm/an organic dairy engage in/be involved in intensive (pig/fish) farming use/apply (chemical/organic) fertilizer/insecticides/pesticides begin/do/conduct field trials of GM (= genetically modified) crops grow/develop GM crops/seeds/plants/foods fund/invest in genetic engineering/research improve/increase crop yields face/suffer from/alleviate food shortages label food that contains GMOs (= genetically modified organisms) eliminate/reduce farm subsidies oppose/be against factory farming/GM food promote/encourage/support organic/sustainable farming Example Bank: •The corn is still green. •a field of standing corn
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