dent corn

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Etymology[edit]

Named from the small indentation at the crown of each kernel on a ripe ear of corn.

Noun[edit]

dent corn (uncountable)

  1. Field corn with a high soft starch content.
    Synonym: grain corn
    • 2000, Karel Kulp, Handbook of Cereal Science and Technology, Revised and Expanded, page 48:
      The nondegerming system grinds corn, preferably white dent corn, into meal with little, if any, separation of germ.
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