green corn

noun

: the young tender ears of corn

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While the Assiniboine of the Northern Great Plains know it as the black cherries moon, the Eastern Woodlands nations refer to it as the green corn moon, according to the Farmers’ Almanac. — Amen Galinato, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026 The powwow is a celebration of harvesting the green corn and anticipation of a change in seasons, said Anthony Dean Stanton, the tribe’s chief sachem. — Jonny Williams, The Providence Journal, 7 Aug. 2026 Other names — which make more sense to parts of the country and the world that don’t have sturgeon fish — include harvest moon, moon of the ripening, grain moon, green corn moon, black cherries moon and plum moon. — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025 It's also known as the green corn moon, grain moon and red moon. — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 7 Aug. 2025 Alternative nicknames for the month’s full moon include the honey and/or mead moon (so named for the spring crop of honey gathered from European honeybees) and the blooming moon or green corn moon. — Michael D'estries, Treehugger, 1 June 2023 Food trucks will be selling green corn muffins, crab cake empanadas and more. — Sheryl Devore, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1645, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of green corn was in 1645

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“Green corn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/green%20corn. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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