corn kernel
Single maize seed
A corn kernel is an individual seed of maize, the small yellow or white unit that grows in rows on the cob.
Kernels are eaten fresh, dried, or processed into countless products—cornmeal, popcorn, corn syrup.
She picked a corn kernel from between her teeth.
- movie theaterVenue for film screenings
- maizeCob-bearing cereal crop
- huskDry seed covering
- nibletSmall food morsel
- grainCereal plant's harvest unit
popping sound · butter · yellow · starch · high fructose · silk · field · harvest · pop · golden · sweet · feed · flour · meal · ear · roasted · hull · grit
- cornhominy, husk, masa, grits, polenta
- seedssunflower seed, chia seeds, pumpkin seed, sesame seed, poppy seed
- kernelsmicrokernel
- bite-sized foodsgrape, olive, pea, berry, nut
- seed casingspeach pit, cherry pit, apricot pit, olive pit, mango pit
- fruitsstrawberries, cherry, cherries, mango, peaches
part vs. whole
corn kernelcorn cob
Central spike of maize
ear of corn · corncob · cob · corn stalk · corn on the cob
processed state
corn kernelcornmeal
Coarsely milled dried maize
corn flour · corn syrup · corn starch · corn oil · popcorn
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