• s1ndr0m3@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Are you saying that the cob is the fruit? Doesn’t the word corn refer to the kernels? Otherwise, corn on the cob would be redundant. Lol, why don’t you want to argue? Isn’t that what the internet is for?

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      2 months ago

      The word “corn” can refer to any number of things depending on the context: the plant, the ear, the kernel on the cob or the kernel alone. Apparently, in the botanical sense, the kernel is the fruit, as are all grains.