"field corn" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: field corns [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} field corn (usually uncountable, plural field corns)
  1. (US) Any variety of corn (maize) grown primarily for fodder; usually, one with lower sugar content than sweet corn and harvested either to be stored dry (on the cob or off, divorced of the stover) or ensiled along with the stover. Tags: US, uncountable, usually Categories (lifeform): Maize (plant) Related terms: corn crib, cornfield, cornhusker, field bean, field pea Translations (variety of corn): rehumaissi (Finnish)

Inflected forms

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