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'''Corn''' is a generic term for staple food [[grain]]s of the family [[Poaceae]].

Originally it referred to the kernel of any grain, for instance, [[barleycorn]].

In various [[English language|English]] speaking countries, the term is now used for some particular grain, often the most common staple food grain in the country.

In [[North America]], this is [[maize]]; in [[England]], this is [[wheat]]; and in [[Scotland]], [[oats]]; in [[Australia]], [[sweetcorn]], a [[hybrid]]ised variety of [[maize]].

''Other countries?''

In Australia, this 'rule' does not apply. The term 'corn' here refers to [[sweetcorn]], a hybridised variety of [[maize]].

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