单词 | blue corn |
释义 | > as lemmasblue corn blue corn n. a variety of relatively high-protein maize with kernels of a bluish colour. ΚΠ 1722 Philos. Trans. 1720–21 (Royal Soc.) 31 198 If in the same Field, you plant the blue Corn in one Row of Hills..and the white, or yellow, in the next Row, they will mix and interchange their Colours. 1883 W. E. Curtis Children of Sun 136 A large basket of corn cakes as blue as indigo, made from the meal of the blue corn. 1925 J. F. Cox Crop Production & Soil Managem. xiv. 213 The range in color includes the standard yellow, white, and white-capped varieties of corn, red splashed corn, blue corn, and frequently color mixtures. 2003 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 12 Mar. d8/1 The basket of blue corn tortilla chips that arrives as soon as you sit down provides badly needed reassurance. < as lemmas |
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