Indian corn

noun

corn¹ (def. 1).

any primitive corn with variegated kernels, often used for decorative purposes.

any coarse variety of corn grown for fodder.

Origin of Indian corn

An Americanism dating back to 1610–20

Words nearby Indian corn

Indian bread, Indian breadroot, Indian cholera, Indian club, Indian cobra, Indian corn, Indian country, Indian cress, Indian cucumber root, Indian currant, Indian Desert

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Example sentences from the Web for Indian corn

Of Indian-corn husks they spun ropes and manufactured horse collars and chair bottoms.
Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, January 1899|Various
Indian-corn is just sprouting up, barley and other crops ripe.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The|William Griffith
He made a great mistake, it is true, in insisting that Indian-corn could be grown successfully in England.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 83, September, 1864|Various
Indian-corn and tobacco, although called indigenous, appear to have grown only when cultivated.
History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia|Charles Campbell

Indian-corn and madder are cultivated: a new Asteraceous flower was found.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The|William Griffith

British Dictionary definitions for Indian corn

Indian corn

noun

another name for maize (def. 1)

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单词	indian corn
释义	Indian corn noun corn¹ (def. 1). any primitive corn with variegated kernels, often used for decorative purposes. any coarse variety of corn grown for fodder. Origin of Indian corn An Americanism dating back to 1610–20 Words nearby Indian corn Indian bread, Indian breadroot, Indian cholera, Indian club, Indian cobra, Indian corn, Indian country, Indian cress, Indian cucumber root, Indian currant, Indian Desert Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Indian corn Of Indian-corn husks they spun ropes and manufactured horse collars and chair bottoms. Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, January 1899\|Various Indian-corn is just sprouting up, barley and other crops ripe. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The\|William Griffith He made a great mistake, it is true, in insisting that Indian-corn could be grown successfully in England. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 83, September, 1864\|Various Indian-corn and tobacco, although called indigenous, appear to have grown only when cultivated. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia\|Charles Campbell Indian-corn and madder are cultivated: a new Asteraceous flower was found. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The\|William Griffith British Dictionary definitions for Indian corn Indian corn noun another name for maize (def. 1) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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