waxy corn

noun

Field corn having a sticky texture when cooked, due to high amylopectin content.

Meanings

nounwaxy corn (usually uncountable, plural waxy corns)

plural waxy corns

  1. uncountableusuallyField corn having a sticky texture when cooked, due to high amylopectin content.
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