Indian+corn

  • 101corn — n 1.Indian corn, (esp. technical and Brit.) maize; butter and sugar corn, sweet corn, U.S. green corn; corn on the cob, roasting ears, ears. 2. cereal grain, (in England) wheat, (in Scotland) oats. v 3. brine, pickle, preserve or season or curé… …

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  • 102corn — I [[t]kɔrn[/t]] n. 1) pln Also called Indian corn 1); esp. technical and Brit.,maize a) pln a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the kernels on large ears b) pln the kernels of this …

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  • 103corn picker — noun : a machine for gathering the ears and removing the husks from standing Indian corn * * * corn picking. a machine for picking the ears of corn from standing stalks and removing the husks. [1940 45, Amer.] * * * corn picker, a machine that… …

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  • 104Indian — n. & adj. n. 1 a a native or national of India. b a person of Indian descent. 2 (in full American Indian) a member of the aboriginal peoples of America or their descendants. 3 any of the languages of the aboriginal peoples of America. adj. 1 of… …

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  • 105corn — In the very broad sense of the term, corn is grain, but in this country, corn means the grain or the plant of maize, often called Indian corn. A coarse spot on a toe caused by a thickening of the skin produced by pressure of ill fitting shoes. A… …

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  • 106corn aphis — noun see corn aphid * * * corn aphis, an American aphid that lives by feeding on sugar cane, Indian corn, and other grains; corn leaf aphid …

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  • 107corn cob — noun the hard cylindrical core that bears the kernels of an ear of corn • Syn: ↑corncob • Hypernyms: ↑core • Part Holonyms: ↑corn, ↑maize, ↑Indian corn, ↑Zea mays …

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  • 108corn stalk — noun the stalk of a corn plant • Syn: ↑cornstalk • Hypernyms: ↑stalk, ↑stem • Part Holonyms: ↑corn, ↑maize, ↑Indian corn, ↑Zea mays …

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  • 109corn oyster — noun : a fritter containing young corn cut from the cob and cooked on a griddle * * * corn oyster, a fritter containing Indian corn cut from the cob, in appearance somewhat like a fried oyster …

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  • 110corn — Maize Maize (m[=a]z), n. [Sp. maiz. fr. mahiz or mahis, is the language of the Island of Haiti.] (Bot.) A large species of American grass of the genus {Zea} ({Zea Mays}), widely cultivated as a forage and food plant; Indian corn, commonly called… …

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