Indian+corn

  • 111corn oil — The refined fixed oil expressed from the embryo of Zea mays (family Gramineae); a solvent. SYN: maise oil. * * * corn oil n a yellow fatty oil obtained from the germ of Indian corn kernels that is used in medicine as a solvent and as a vehicle… …

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  • 112corn bran — noun : the hull of the grain of Indian corn separated during milling and used as livestock feed * * * corn bran, the external coating of the kernel of maize, separated by grinding and bolting, used as food for cattle …

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  • 113indian wheat — noun Usage: usually capitalized I Etymology: indian (II) 2 1. : indian corn 2. [probably from indian (II) 1] …

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  • 114Indian rice — Rice Rice, n. [F. riz (cf. Pr. ris, It. riso), L. oryza, Gr. ???, ???, probably from the Persian; cf. OPers. br[=i]zi, akin to Skr. vr[=i]hi; or perh. akin to E. rye. Cf. {Rye}.] (Bot.) A well known cereal grass ({Oryza sativa}) and its seed.… …

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  • 115indian harvest — noun Usage: usually capitalized I Etymology: indian (II) 2 obsolete : a harvest of Indian corn …

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  • 116indian maize — noun Usage: usually capitalized I Etymology: indian (II) 2 : indian corn …

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  • 117corn earworm — noun Date: 1802 a noctuid moth (Helicoverpa zea syn. Heliothis zea) whose large striped yellow headed larva is especially destructive to Indian corn, tomatoes, tobacco, and cotton bolls …

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  • 118corn leaf aphid — noun Date: circa 1939 a dusky greenish or brownish aphid (Rhopalosiphum maidis) that feeds on the flowers and foliage of various commercially important grasses (as Indian corn) …

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  • 119corn oil — noun Date: 1879 a yellow fatty oil obtained from the germ of Indian corn kernels and used chiefly as salad oil, in soft soap, and in margarine …

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  • 120corn silk — noun Date: 1846 the silky styles on an ear of Indian corn …

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