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		adrienne on Jan 4, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Startup Puts Everything You Need for a Two-Acre Fa... Americans pretty universally mean maize when they say 'corn', fwiw.

randomdata on Jan 4, 2017 [–]

And usually they mean dent corn specifically. Sweet corn, popcorn, etc. are typically said by their more detailed classification.

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