sweet corn
noun
: corn of a variety (Zea mays rugosa synonym Z. m. saccharata) with soft kernels containing a high percentage of sugar
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The filling also includes sweet corn and cream cheese.
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2025
Highlight dishes have included spaghetti alla chitarra with ramp pesto, sweet corn and crab risotto and the always perfect cacio e pepe.
—Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Pineapples, sweet corn, avocados, papaya, and onions have some of the lowest amounts of pesticide residues based on EWG's testing.
—Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 20 June 2025
These include pineapples, sweet corn (both fresh and frozen), avocados, papaya, onions, frozen sweet peas, asparagus, cabbage, watermelon, cauliflower, bananas, mangos, carrots, mushrooms and kiwis.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 13 June 2025
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2025
Highlight dishes have included spaghetti alla chitarra with ramp pesto, sweet corn and crab risotto and the always perfect cacio e pepe.
—Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Pineapples, sweet corn, avocados, papaya, and onions have some of the lowest amounts of pesticide residues based on EWG's testing.
—Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 20 June 2025
These include pineapples, sweet corn (both fresh and frozen), avocados, papaya, onions, frozen sweet peas, asparagus, cabbage, watermelon, cauliflower, bananas, mangos, carrots, mushrooms and kiwis.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 13 June 2025
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“Sweet corn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweet%20corn. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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