| 单词 | flint corn |
| 释义 | > as lemmasflint corn flint corn n. the name of certain varieties of maize, esp. Zea mays var. indurata, having very hard kernels. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > corn, cereals, or grain > [noun] > maize > types of flint corn1705 soft corn1751 flint1802 squaw corn1823 tassel-corn1883 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > cereal, corn, or grain > [noun] > maize > types of green cornc1450 flint corn1705 flint1802 sweet corna1817 squaw corn1823 dent corn1853 tassel-corn1883 country gentleman1892 1705 R. Beverley Hist. Virginia ii. iv. 29 The one [grain] looks as smooth, and as full as the early ripe Corn, and this they call Flint-Corn. 1838 H. Colman 1st Rep. Agric. Mass. (Mass. Agric. Surv.) 20 The best kinds of flint corn weigh 60 lbs. to the bushel. 1872 E. Eggleston End of World viii. 60 The relative merits of ‘gourd-seed’ and ‘flint’ corn. 1950 New Biol. 8 37 Flint corns (type of maize) have hard flinty kernels with a little soft starch inside. < as lemmas |
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