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indian corn
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indian corn,
A cereal plant of the genus Zea (Zea Mays ), also simply called corn , used widely as a food; the maize, a native plant of America; [1913 Webster]
" In modern American usage, the word corn when unmodified usually refers to yellow corn, and Indian corn refers to the variegated variety." [1913 Webster]
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