maize — English Dictionary

Noun

1. Corn; a type of grain of the species Zea mays.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

   Examples

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   But alass! these, when they had maize (yt is, Indean corne) they thought it as good as a feast, and wanted not only for 5. days togeather, but some time 2. or 3. months togeather, and neither had bread nor any kind of corne.

   A fundamental creative act of American man was the development of maize. For it was maize that made possible and sustained the whole Peruvian civilization as well as Mexican and Central American ones. Exactly where it originated is not known, but corn was found in pre-Mayan graves dating to 3000 B.C.

Noun

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

   Synonyms

   cornIndian cornZea mays

   Broader terms

   cerealcereal grass

2. a strong yellow color

   Synonyms

   gambogelemonlemon yellow

   Broader terms

   yellowyellowness