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maize definitions
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1: tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times [syn: corn, maize, Indian corn, Zea mays]
2: a strong yellow color [syn: gamboge, lemon, lemon yellow, maize]
noun Etymology: Spanish maíz, from Taino mahiz Date: 1555 Indian corn
n. 1 a cereal plant, Zea mays, native to N. America, yielding large grains set in rows on a cob. 2 the cobs or grains of this (see CORN(1)). Etymology: F ma{iuml}s or Sp. maiz, of Carib orig.
Maize Maize, n. [Sp. maiz. fr. mahiz or mahis, is the language of the Island of Hayti.] (Bot.) A large species of American grass of the genus Zea (Z. Mays), widely cultivated as a forage and food plant; Indian corn. Also, its seed, growing on cobs, and used as food for men animals. Maize eater (Zo["o]l.), a South American bird of the genus Pseudoleistes, allied to the troupials. Maize yellow, a delicate pale yellow.
Maize is a tall plant which produces long objects covered with yellow seeds called sweetcorn. It is often grown as a food crop. (mainly BRIT; in AM, usually use corn) ...vast fields of maize.
n. Indian corn (Zea mays).
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