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Re:The ugly truth about the ugly produce movement by kibibyte on Wednesday October 03, 2018 @04:37PM (#18134618)
I think it's considered more of a grain than a vegetable.
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Re:The ugly truth about the ugly produce movement by HBlix on Wednesday October 03, 2018 @05:03PM (#18134797)
Corn is a heavily modified grass, so definitely a grain and not a vegetable.
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Re:The ugly truth about the ugly produce movement by munificent on Wednesday October 03, 2018 @07:47PM (#18135787)
More specifically (I looked it up because I was curious):

Maize is an annual grass in the family Gramineae, which includes such plants as wheat, rye, barley, rice, sorghum, and sugarcane.

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