field corn

noun

: corn (such as dent corn or flint corn) with starchy kernels that are used especially as livestock feed or processed into food products (such as cornmeal, corn oil, and corn syrup) or ethanol

Examples of field corn in a Sentence

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Adorn it with tasty treats by stapling red ribbon to ears of field corn and hanging them from the branches. Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Dec. 2024 Not only is field corn an annually renewable crop but using it for new applications such as LYCRA® fiber also helps support local farmers—some third and fourth generation. Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 26 Sep. 2024 Traditional street corn is more of a field corn. Marc Bona, cleveland, 4 May 2021 Other varieties include dent or field corn, flour corn, and today’s subject: popcorn. Susan Brownstein, cleveland, 22 Nov. 2022 See all Example Sentences for field corn 

Word History

First Known Use

1808, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of field corn was in 1808

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“Field corn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20corn. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

field corn

noun
: corn with starchy kernels that are used for livestock feed or are processed into food products (as corn oil or corn syrup) or ethanol
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