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MAIZE |
Indian corn |
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CORNSTALK |
A stalk of Indian corn. |
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CORNSHUCK |
The husk covering an ear of Indian corn. |
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COB |
The axis on which the kernels of maize or indian corn grow. |
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CORNCOB |
The cob or axis on which the kernels of Indian corn grow. |
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MEALIES |
Maize or Indian corn; -- the common name in South
Africa. |
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HUSKING |
The act or process of stripping off husks, as from Indian
corn. |
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ROKEE |
Parched Indian corn, pounded up and mixed with sugar; --
called also yokeage. |
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HUSK |
To strip off the external covering or envelope of; as, to
husk Indian corn. |
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CORNSTARCH |
Starch made from Indian corn, esp. a fine white flour
used for puddings, etc. |
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SHUCK |
To deprive of the shucks or husks; as, to shuck walnuts,
Indian corn, oysters, etc. |
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INDIAN |
Made of maize or Indian corn; as, Indian corn, Indian meal,
Indian bread, and the like. |
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NOCAKE |
Indian corn parched, and beaten to powder, -- used for food
by the Northern American Indians. |
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EAR |
The spike or head of any cereal (as, wheat, rye, barley,
Indian corn, etc.), containing the kernels. |
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SHELL |
To separate the kernels of (an ear of Indian corn, wheat,
oats, etc.) from the cob, ear, or husk. |
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JOHNNYCAKE |
A kind of bread made of the meal of maize (Indian
corn), mixed with water or milk, etc., and baked. |
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POP |
To cause to pop; to cause to burst open by heat, as grains
of Indian corn; as, to pop corn or chestnuts. |
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CHIT |
The embryo or the growing bud of a plant; a shoot; a sprout;
as, the chits of Indian corn or of potatoes. |
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CORNDODGER |
A cake made of the meal of Indian corn, wrapped in a
covering of husks or paper, and baked under the embers. |
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ZEIN |
A nitrogenous substance of the nature of gluten, obtained
from the seeds of Indian corn (Zea) as a soft, yellowish, amorphous
substance. |
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ZEA |
A genus of large grasses of which the Indian corn (Zea Mays)
is the only species known. Its origin is not yet ascertained. See
Maize. |
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CORNCUTTER |
An implement consisting of a long blade, attached to a
handle at nearly a right angle, used for cutting down the stalks of
Indian corn. |
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DURRA |
A kind of millet, cultivated throughout Asia, and introduced
into the south of Europe; a variety of Sorghum vulgare; -- called also
Indian millet, and Guinea corn. |
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CORNFIELD |
A field where corn is or has been growing; -- in
England, a field of wheat, rye, barley, or oats; in America, a field of
Indian corn. |
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SMUT |
An affection of cereal grains producing a swelling which
is at length resolved into a powdery sooty mass. It is caused by
parasitic fungi of th... |