flint corn

flint corn
a variety of corn, Zea mays indurata, having very hard-skinned kernels not subject to shrinkage.
[1695-1705, Amer.]

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  • corn — corn1 /kawrn/, n. 1. Also called Indian corn; esp. technical and Brit., maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears. 2. the grain, seeds,… …   Universalium

  • flint maize — noun corn having kernels with a hard outer layer enclosing the soft endosperm • Syn: ↑flint corn, ↑Yankee corn, ↑Zea mays indurata • Hypernyms: ↑field corn * * * noun see flint corn …   Useful english dictionary

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