{
    "term": "corn",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "image": "data/images/ce/cereals.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "any plant that is grown for its grain, such as wheat; the grain of these plants",
            "labels": "(British English)(North American English)",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a field of corn"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**ears/sheaves of corn**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The corn is still green."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a field of standing corn"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Farming"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["ripe", "green", "young"],
                "… of corn": ["ear", "sheaf", "bag"],
                "verb + corn": ["grow", "sow", "cut"],
                "corn + verb": ["grow"],
                "corn + noun": ["field", "harvest", "mill"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a tall plant grown for its large yellow grains that are used for making flour or eaten as a vegetable; the grains of this plant",
            "labels": "(North American English)British English",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The major crops are wheat, barley and corn."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Farming", "Food"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["field", "Indian", "sweet"],
                "… of corn": ["ear", "bushel", "field"],
                "verb + corn": ["plant", "grow", "produce"],
                "corn + verb": ["grow"],
                "corn + noun": ["field", "crop", "harvest"],
                "phrases": ["corn on the cob"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "the yellow seeds of a type of corn (maize) plant, also called corn, which grow on thick stems and are cooked and eaten as a vegetable",
            "labels": "(North American English)British English",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "fresh corn and arugula salad"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Food"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["field", "Indian", "sweet"],
                "… of corn": ["ear", "bushel", "field"],
                "verb + corn": ["plant", "grow", "produce"],
                "corn + verb": ["grow"],
                "corn + noun": ["field", "crop", "harvest"],
                "phrases": ["corn on the cob"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "a small area of hard skin on the foot, especially the toe, that is sometimes painful",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "See your doctor if you have foot pain or corns."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verb + corn": ["have", "suffer from", "treat"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kɔːn/",
                "audio": "co/corn/corn__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kɔːrn/",
                "audio": "co/corn/corn__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "senses 1 to 3 Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch koren and German Korn.sense 4 late Middle English: via Anglo-Norman French from Latin cornu ‘horn’."
}