sugar corn vs corn

corn vs sugar corn

sugar corn and corn both are nouns.

sugar corn is not a verb while corn is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sugar corn	Yes	No	No	No
corn	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, corn is a hypernym of sugar corn; that is, corn is a word with a broader meaning than sugar corn:

sugar corn: a corn plant developed in order to have young ears that are sweet and suitable for eating
corn: tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times

Other hypernyms of sugar corn include Indian corn, maize, Zea mays.

sugar corn (noun)	corn (noun)
a corn plant developed in order to have young ears that are sweet and suitable for eating	something sentimental or trite
	ears of corn that can be prepared and served for human food
	whiskey distilled from a mash of not less than 80 percent corn
	tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
	(Great Britain) any of various cereal plants (especially the dominant crop of the region--wheat in Great Britain or oats in Scotland and Ireland)
	the dried grains or kernels or corn used as animal feed or ground for meal
	a hard thickening of the skin (especially on the top or sides of the toes) caused by the pressure of ill-fitting shoes

sugar corn (verb)	corn (verb)
	preserve with large-grained rock salt
	feed (cattle) with corn

Difference between sugar corn and corn

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