zea mays everta

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1. corn having small ears and kernels that burst when exposed to dry heat (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	corn, indian corn, maize, zea mays,
definition	:	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 (noun.plant)

part holonym	:	popcorn,
definition	:	small kernels of corn exploded by heat (noun.food)