noun
Etymology
Origin of Indian corn
An Americanism dating back to 1610–20
Example Sentences
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I have never seen an ear of corn so long or handsome, not jeweled like Indian corn, but elegant and talismanic.
From Washington Post • Nov. 25, 2019
Unwitting agents of the Columbian exchange, husbands planted English crops like wheat, rye, oats, and peas, as well as Indian corn and pumpkins, and carefully tended horses, cows, and pigs.
From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018
Indian corn, which features a brown base flavored with cocoa, has been sold since the 1950s.
From Slate • Oct. 30, 2014
Only the skirt survives of the sumptuous wedding gown, which was described by the Lady's Pictorial as "'the colour like the tassel of Indian corn, the silk shimmering bright like the silk on the cocoon".
From The Guardian • Apr. 29, 2013
He’d been a presence in the summer months, looking after the Indian corn.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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