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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
pop·corn       [pop-kawrn] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.any of several varieties of corn whose kernels burst open and puff out when subjected to dry heat.
2.popped corn.
3.peanut (def. 4c).

[Origin: 1810–20, Americanism; short for popped corn. See pop1, -ed2, corn1]
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pop·corn       (pŏp'kôrn')  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
    1. A variety of corn, Zea mays everta, having hard kernels that burst to form white, irregularly shaped puffs when heated.
    2. The edible popped kernels of this variety of corn.
  1. A small piece, as of polystyrene, used in quantity to protect items during packaging and shipment.


[Contraction of popped corn.]

WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
popcorn

noun
1. corn having small ears and kernels that burst when exposed to dry heat 
2. small kernels of corn exploded by heat 

Free On-line Dictionary of Computing - Cite This Source - Share This

POPCORN
AI system built on POP-2. "The POPCORN Reference Manual", S. Hardy, Essex U, Colchester, 1973.

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