Assertion: corn's kernel | /r/HasProperty | starchy
Facets:
value: mostly
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: All of the alleles responsible for sweet corn are recessive, so it must be isolated from other corn, such as field corn and popcorn, that release pollen at the same time; the endosperm develops from genes from both parents, and heterozygous kernels will be tough and starchy.
text: Flour corns or soft corns are characterized by a kernel that is mostly starch when ripe, and therefore lends itself to grinding for flour.
text: When field corn is ripe, the kernels are hard, firm, and starchy.