green corn

Origin of green corn

An Americanism dating back to 1800–10

They have been taught guns and traps and taken a special course in wireworms and green-corn.

Wild Animals I Have Known |Ernest Thompson Seton
They were fond of roasting ears of corn, and they welcomed the crop with the festival of the green-corn dance.

History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia |Charles Campbell
That is why the Indians have the Pheasant dance, as a part of the Green-corn dance.

Myths and Legends of the Great Plains |Unknown
There is a large live-oak where they used to dance around their scalp pole at the green-corn feast.

Harper's Young People, May 4, 1880 |Various

The Groundhog dance is one of those belonging to the great thanksgiving ceremony, Green-corn dance.

Myths of the Cherokee |James Mooney

green corn

another name for sweet corn (def. 1)