- any of several varieties of corn, especially Zea mays rugosa, the grain or kernels of which are sweet and suitable for eating.
- the young and tender ears of corn, especially when used as a table vegetable.
- a variety of maize, Zea mays saccharata, whose kernels are rich in sugar and eaten as a vegetable when young
- the unripe ears of maize, esp the sweet kernels removed from the cob, cooked as a vegetable
