Advertisement

Advertisement

dent corn

noun

  1. a variety of field corn, Zea mays indentata, having yellow or white kernels that become indented as they ripen.


Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of dent corn1

First recorded in 1870–75
Discover More

Example Sentences

The trio called it Whiskey Acres and the facility opened in 2014, making bourbon and vodka with their yellow dent corn.

Grits — beloved throughout the American South and among those with connections to it — are traditionally made from dent corn.

Seven tons consisted of a large, late maturing yellow dent corn (Leaming), which had been planted May 28, 1887.

I have listened to endless discussions as to the relative merits of flint and dent corn.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


dentationdentelle