Zea mays everta

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Zea mays everta - corn having small ears and kernels that burst when exposed to dry heatpopcornpopcorn - small kernels of corn exploded by heatcorn, Indian corn, maize, Zea mays - tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times