Indian+corn

  • 81corn — Indian corn Indian corn (Bot.), A cereal plant of the genus {Zea} ({Zea Mays}), also simply called {corn}, used widely as a food; the maize, a native plant of America; more specifically: a primitive variety of {Zea Mays} having variegated kernels …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 82Corn soup — is a soup traditionally made of corn (typically sweetcorn) It is normally made in corn producing areas of the world, however is now widespread due to greater corn distribution. The basic recipe is some type of soup base with corn added followed… …

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  • 83Indian — [in′dē ən] adj. [LL Indianus < L India] 1. a) of India or its peoples, languages, or cultures b) of the East Indies or their peoples or cultures 2. of American Indians or their languages or cultures; Native American 3. of a type used or made… …

    English World dictionary

  • 84corn pith — corn pith, the pith of the stalk of Indian corn, used in the manufacture of paper and formerly at the back of armor of warships to prevent water from entering shot holes …

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  • 85corn|stalk — «KRN STK», noun. a stalk of Indian corn …

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  • 86corn — 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

  • 87corn — Ⅰ. corn1 (kôrn) n. 1. a) Any of numerous cultivated forms of a widely grown, usually tall annual cereal grass (Zea mays) bearing grains or kernels on large ears. b) The grains or kernels of this plant, used as food for humans and livestock or for …

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  • 88corn — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German & Old Norse korn grain, Latin granum Date: before 12th century 1. chiefly dialect a small hard particle ; grain 2. a small hard seed 3. a …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 89indian bread — noun Usage: usually capitalized I Etymology: indian (II) 2 1. : corn bread 2. : tuckahoe 2 * * * 1. See corn bread …

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  • 90corn silk — noun each of the long filamentous styles that grow as a silky tuft at the tip of an ear of Indian corn • Syn: ↑cornsilk • Hypernyms: ↑style * * * noun : the silky styles on an ear of Indian corn * * * the long, threadlike, silky styles on an ear… …

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