noun
: an Indian corn that is grown in many horticultural varieties, is variously considered a distinct species ( Zea saccharata or Z. rugosa ), a subspecies ( Z. mays rugosa ), or a specific mutation of dent corn, and is distinguished especially by kernels containing a high percentage of sugar in the milk stage when they are suitable for table use but later becoming horny, translucent, and wrinkled — compare field corn , green corn