blue corn

noun

: corn that has bluish kernels used to make flour and is grown especially in the southwestern U.S.

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Friel said a floating idea is to make a spirit out of Bow & Arrow’s blue corn, too. Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, The Denver Post, 30 Dec. 2024 Native Superfoods waffles or griddle cakes made with blue corn, quinoa, currants, piñon, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, and triple berries are available all day. Chadd Scott, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025 For Tanager, three full-proof bourbons made from red, white, and blue corn were aged for about five years, blended together, and put into a neutral container to marry. Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 22 Dec. 2024 The bourbon makes use of an heirloom variety of blue corn. Brad Japhe, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for blue corn 

Word History

First Known Use

1722, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of blue corn was in 1722

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“Blue corn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blue%20corn. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.

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