Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun popcorn

2 senses of popcorn

Sense 1
popcorn, Zea mays everta -- (corn having small ears and kernels that burst when exposed to dry heat)
       => corn, maize, Indian corn, 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)

Sense 2
popcorn -- (small kernels of corn exploded by heat)
       => corn, edible corn -- (ears of corn that can be prepared and served for human food)