Maize
WordNet

noun


(1)   A strong yellow color
(2)   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
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Etymology


Spanish maíz, from maisí, mahis (variously spelled).

Synonyms

  • corn (US English, Canadian English, Australian English)
  • green corn
  • Indian corn
  • sugar corn
  • sweet corn
 
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