Squaw Corn (Noun)
Meaning
Corn having kernels almost entirely of soft starch.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The cornmeal was milled from a special type of corn called squaw corn that had an exceptionally fine texture.
- She made the tortillas from squaw corn that had a soft, slightly sweet flavor her customers loved.
- He tried using a variety of squaw corn that held together better when grilled and yielded good results.
- Native Americans traditionally made use of squaw corn in most of their ceremonies and as it held special spiritual significance.
- To produce this popular brand of corn tortillas the mill required the highest quality squaw corn that it sourced locally.