| 单词 | pod corn |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspod corn pod corn n. a primitive variety of maize, Zea mays var. tunicata, in which each kernel is enclosed in glumes. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > cereal, corn, or grain > [noun] > maize > maize plants maizea1544 Indian wheat1578 Guinea wheat1598 corn1608 sweet corn1646 Virginia wheat1651 soft corn1751 zea1760 popcorn1838 pod corn1884 pod maize1904 1884 E. L. Sturtevant Maize 7 The Pod or Husk corn is a variety wherein each kernel is enclosed in a husk, as well as the ear... It seems probable that this pod corn should not be classed as a separate race. 1923 H. A. Wallace & E. N. Bressmann Corn & Corn Growing xxvi. 147 Pod corn—each kernel enclosed by a husk as well as the entire ear. 1980 Sci. Amer. (U.K. ed.) Jan. 99/1 They now contend that modern corn is derived from a wild type of popcorn known as pod corn and that teosinte arose from this wild corn by mutation. 2002 Washington Post (Nexis) 20 June h7 Another introduction is Pod corn, whose feathery kernels transform the entire ear into something resembling the neck of a fantastic bird. < as lemmas |
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