| 单词 | squaw corn |
| 释义 | > as lemmassquaw corn squaw corn n. any of several varieties of maize, typically ones having soft grains of various colours; cf. soft corn n.2 1. 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 1823 Amer. Farmer 4 Apr. 16/2 An ear of Indian Squaw Corn,..raised by the Waugh-paugh-connetta Tribe. 1912 E. P. Stewart Let. Feb. in Lett. Woman Homesteader (1914) 151 They had a small patch of land..on which was raised the squaw corn that hung in bunches from the rafters. 1975 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 5 Oct. 22/5 Nowadays, squaw corn is grown purely for its highly ornamental, variegated ears with kernels in purple, mauve, red, yellow, cream and black, very nice for Thanksgiving..displays. 2016 D. Clemons Culinary Hist. S. Delaware iv. 49 One of the oldest types is flour corn, grown by Native Americans and also called soft or squaw corn. < as lemmas |
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