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The Corn Plant The corn plant has a pithy noded stalk supported by prop roots. The plant is a grass that was domesticated and cultivated in the Americas long before Europeans reached the New World. Development of Hybrids The easily produced and readily identifiable strains of corn made it a favorite subject for experimental genetics. Uses As human food, corn is eaten fresh or ground for meal. Bibliography See P. The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia Copyright © 2004.Licensed from Columbia University Press. Definitions of cats. Cambridge Dictionary Online: Free English Dictionary and Thesaurus - Cambridge University Press - Cambridge Dictionaries Online - Cambridge University Press. Word Source (www.word.sc) - The Social Dictionary. LingoZ. Definr - incredibly fast dictionary.

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