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Corn is a term that applies to any staple food grain—that is, a fruit of a plant in the Grass Family ( Poaceae). Originally, the term referred to the kernel of any grain; for instance, barleycorn. In various English-speaking countries, the term is generally used for a particular grain. Thus:

• In North America and Australia, corn means maize. Usage as a generic term for grain has been lost. Common segments include:
  • Sweetcorn, a hybridised variety of maize with a high sugar content. (This is the variety found in supermarkets and roadside stands).
  • Field corn, once described as roasting ears. Used for human consumption as grits, hominyHominy is dried corn (maize) kernels, reconstituted by soaking in lye-water. Its chief uses are as animal feed and the source of grits, masa, and in various recipes or as a side dish. The process of soaking the dried corn in the lye-water removes the husk, corn meal, corn starch, corn syrupCorn syrup is a syrup made from maize, composed mainly of glucose. It is used to sweeten soft drinks, juices, ice cream, and many other mass-produced foods. Its liquid form keeps foods moist and prevents them from quickly spoiling. In many areas it is les. Mostly grown as a feed crop for cattle and other livestock.
  • The term corn may also be used as a shorthand for various food products made from maize such as cornbreadCornbread is a variety of quick bread (a bread leavened chemically, rather than by yeast) containing cornmeal. Cornbread is a traditional staple of rural cuisine in the United States of America, especially in the Southern United States. A typical contempo, corn meal, etc.
• In EnglandEngland is the largest, the most populous, and the most densely populated of the four " Home Nations" which make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK). Occupying the south-eastern portion of the island of Great Britain, England, corn means wheataestivum ''T. aethiopicum ''T. araraticum ''T. boeoticum ''T. carthlicum ''T. compactum ''T. dicoccon ''T. durum ''T. ispahanicum ''T. karamyschevii ''T. militinae T. monococcum ''T. polonicum T. spelta ''T. timopheevii ''T. trunciale ''T. turanicum ''T., although the word often retains its generic meaning there.
• In ScotlandScotland or in Scottish Gaelic, Alba is a country and former independent kingdom of northwest Europe, and one of the four nations comprising the United Kingdom. Scotland occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Scotland took part in a p, corn may refer to oats.