0 the part of the maize plant that is shaped like a cylinder, and is cooked with the sweet yellow or white grains on it --
1 the tube shaped part of corn with its sweet yellow or white kernels (= seeds) left on it, served as a cooked vegetable --
In early summer the sheath can be removed from the developing green flower spike, which can then be boiled and eaten like corn on the cob.
Corn on the cob is a sweet corn cob that has been boiled, steamed, or grilled whole; the kernels are then eaten directly off the cob or cut off.
It is especially useful when the main course involves food which can not be eaten entirely with silverware, such as lobster, clams, or corn on the cob.
A supper was held consisting of steamed clams, corn on the cob, hamburgers, salads, and plenty of beer, socializing long into the night.
Corn on the cob can be bought on the street, usually sold by traveling vendors who move around on a tricycle.
Corn on the cob is normally eaten while still warm.
A special meal of ribeye steaks, baked potatoes, and corn on the cob was served to remember the occasion.
Over the course of his career, he has held world records in doughnut, hard-boiled egg, and corn on the cob consumption.
