FLINT MAIZE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does flint maize mean? 

• FLINT MAIZE (noun)
  The noun FLINT MAIZE has 1 sense:

1. corn having kernels with a hard outer layer enclosing the soft endosperm

  Familiarity information: FLINT MAIZE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FLINT MAIZE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Corn having kernels with a hard outer layer enclosing the soft endosperm

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

flint corn; flint maize; Yankee corn; Zea mays indurata

Hypernyms ("flint maize" is a kind of...):

field corn (corn grown primarily for animal feed or market grain)