> The word "corn" outside the US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand refers to any cereal crop, its meaning understood to vary geographically to refer to the local staple. In the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, corn primarily means maize; this usage started as a shortening of "Indian corn".
I (from the US) learned about this when a botanist pointed out that the movie "Fellowship of the Rings" incorrectly depicted maize for what Tolkein described as 'corn' in the Shire. http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Corn
> The word "corn" outside the US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand refers to any cereal crop, its meaning understood to vary geographically to refer to the local staple. In the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, corn primarily means maize; this usage started as a shortening of "Indian corn".
I (from the US) learned about this when a botanist pointed out that the movie "Fellowship of the Rings" incorrectly depicted maize for what Tolkein described as 'corn' in the Shire. http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Corn