dent corn

English

Etymology

Named from the small indentation at the crown of each kernel on a ripe ear of corn.

Noun

dent corn (uncountable)

1. Field corn with a high soft starch content.

   Synonym: grain corn

   • 2000, Karel Kulp, Handbook of Cereal Science and Technology, Revised and Expanded, page 48:

     The nondegerming system grinds corn, preferably white dent corn, into meal with little, if any, separation of germ.