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noun
Synonym of Indian corn (“variety of maize with different-coloured kernels”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: Indian corn
Antonyms: none provided
noun
corn having kernels with a hard outer layer enclosing the soft endosperm
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: flint maize, Yankee corn, Zea mays indurata
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: field corn
History
In reference to its hard outer layer, like flint stone.
