(a) Unripe corn (corn, n.1 4a), corn not ready for harvesting (now rare); (b) spec. (chiefly North American) maize picked at a stage before full…
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释义 | the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > cereal, corn, or grain > [noun] > maize > types of (8) green cornc1450 (a) Unripe corn (corn, n.1 4a), corn not ready for harvesting (now rare); (b) spec. (chiefly North American) maize picked at a stage before full… flint corn1705 the name of certain varieties of maize, esp. Zea mays var. indurata, having very hard kernels. flint1802 elliptical for flint corn (see compounds 3). sweet corna1817 a sweet-flavoured variety of maize. squaw corn1823 any of several varieties of maize, typically ones having soft grains of various colours; cf. soft corn, n.2 1. dent corn1853 a variety of Indian corn having a dent or depression in each kernel. Also elliptical. (See also quot. 1909.) U.S. tassel-corn1883 the grain of maize borne abnormally on the ‘tassel’ (see 3a). country gentleman1892 Frequently with capital initials. Originally U.S. A variety of sweetcorn with sweet, pale yellow, peg-shaped kernels. |
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