maize

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maize Definition

• (n) 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
• (n) a strong yellow color

maize Synonyms

• corn
• gamboge
• Indian corn
• lemon
• lemon yellow
• maize
• Zea mays