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
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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.
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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
When just picked, sweet corn has at least twice the sugar content of field corn.
—Bee Wilson, WSJ, 6 Aug. 2022
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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
When just picked, sweet corn has at least twice the sugar content of field corn.
—Bee Wilson, WSJ, 6 Aug. 2022
See all Example Sentences for field corn
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“Field corn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20corn. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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