field corn
noun [ U ] US uk/ˈfiːld ˌkɔːn/ us/ˈfiːld ˌkɔːrn/
大田玉米
a type of maize (= a tall plant grown for its yellow seeds) that is grown to feed animals or to make ethanol (= a type of alcohol) or food products such as breakfast food, oil, and syrup
Field corn usually grows significantly taller than sweet corn. 大田玉米通常比甜玉米长得高得多。
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- The Mexican word "masa" refers to the dense dough made from grinding fresh field corn.
- Field corn is not suitable for human consumption until it has undergone an additional step of preparation.
- The chemical is used to kill weeds in field corn, wheat, rye and oats.
- He grows field corn, which is inefficient as animals eat large quantities of it to produce scant amounts of meat, eggs and milk.