dent corn
noun [ U ] US uk/ˈdent ˌkɔːn/ us/ˈdent ˌkɔːrn/
马齿玉米
a type of field corn (= a plant with yellow seeds grown mainly to feed animals) whose seeds become indented (= pushed in) as it grows
Our dent corn is mainly used to feed livestock. 我们的马齿玉米主要用于饲养牲畜。
Yellow dent corn is ground to produce a type of flour. 黄马齿玉米磨碎可用于生产一种玉米粉。
Compare: field corn
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- The farm mostly grows soy and dent corn these days.
- If you see a large field of corn, it is likely to be a field of dent corn.
- Dent corn has traditionally been used for animal feed and to make corn meal.
- Dent corn (animal feed), while not sweet, is edible if dried out and pounded into cornmeal.