hybrid corn
noun
1
: a corn resulting from crossbreeding
specifically
: the grain of Indian corn developed by hybridizing two or more inbred strains
2
: the plant that is grown from the grain of hybrid corn and that conforms to a standard of desirable characteristics including increased size, yield, or disease resistance but whose own grain produces an inferior progeny
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“Hybrid corn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hybrid%20corn. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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