Definition of "corneous" []

• Made of horn or a hornlike substance; horny. (adjective)

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• "WildBirdontheFly asked for Twittered bird-related poems that included the word "corneous" I thought of the bark of this tree and the White-headed Woodpeckers I saw there."
• "The endosperm is usually white and floury as in normal maize, but in some types the outer portion is hard and corneous, as in popcorn."
• "As with popcorn, the best popping types usually have small grains with a dense, "glassy" (corneous) endosperm that traps steam until the pressure builds to explosive levels."