Popcorn

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A variety of corn, Zea mays everta, having hard kernels that burst to form white, irregularly shaped puffs when heated.
  • n. The edible popped kernels of this variety of corn.
  • n. A small piece, as of polystyrene, used in quantity to protect items during packaging and shipment.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A snack food made from corn kernels popped by dry heating.
  • n. A kind of stitch similar to a bobble.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Popped corn; corn which has been popped.
  • n. See pop corn under pop, n..
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. One of several varieties of Indian corn suitable for “popping.”
  • n. Corn thus prepared; popped corn.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. corn having small ears and kernels that burst when exposed to dry heat
  • n. small kernels of corn exploded by heat
  • Equivalent
    pop corn   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Indian corn    maize    corn    zea mays    edible corn   
    Cross Reference
    golden    chip    cake    doughnut    pretzel    donut    jelly roll    potato chip    swiss roll    candy cane   
    Variant
    pop   
    Same Context
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