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Flint corn   /flɪnt kɔrn/   Listen
Flint corn

noun
1.
Corn having kernels with a hard outer layer enclosing the soft endosperm.  Synonyms: flint maize, Yankee corn, Zea mays indurata.






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"Flint corn" Quotes from Famous Books



... profusion. The grape is represented by many species indigenous to this State alone, and could, no doubt, be cultivated and produced in greater variety and perfection than elsewhere on this continent, as the climate is more equable. A species of Indian corn, called 'white flint corn,' and which when cooked is very nutritious and white as snow, seems indigenous to these islands. It is much superior ...
— Continental Monthly, Vol. I., No. IV., April, 1862 - Devoted To Literature And National Policy • Various



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