dent corn
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of dent corn
First recorded in 1870–75
Example Sentences
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Polenta is made from flint corn, which is coarser and holds a firmer texture, while grits are made from dent corn, which produces a finer consistency.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 10, 2023
I turned south at the farm town of Delta onto Route 348, a shoulder-less two-lane road lined with irrigation ditches and dent corn still hanging crisp on their browned stalks.
From Salon ● Dec. 23, 2022
Across the hemisphere, heirloom lines of corn have dwindled or died out as more productive but far less flavorful dent corn strains came into favor, particularly on large-scale farms.
From New York Times ● Nov. 22, 2021
The cornbread comes from a dent corn variety that the aptly named Farmers actually grow on their 60-acre farm 10 miles south of the North Carolina border.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 25, 2019
The five types to which I have referred are dent corn, flour corn, flint corn, sweet corn, and pop corn.
From A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead by Helleberg, C. G. (Carl Gustaf)
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