maize (m z)n. 1. See corn1. 2. A light yellow to moderate orange yellow. [Spanish maíz, from Arawakan mahiz, mahís.] maize adj. |
maize
Noun
a type of corn grown for its large yellow edible grains, which are used for food and as a source of oil See also sweet corn [Spanish maiz]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  maize - 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 timesedible corn, corn - ears of corn that can be prepared and served for human food corn stalk, cornstalk - the stalk of a corn plant cereal, cereal grass - grass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat; rice; rye; oats; maize; buckwheat; millet field corn - corn grown primarily for animal feed or market grain green corn, sugar corn, sweet corn, sweet corn plant, Zea mays rugosa, Zea saccharata - a corn plant developed in order to have young ears that are sweet and suitable for eating popcorn, Zea mays everta - corn having small ears and kernels that burst when exposed to dry heat |
| 2. |  maize - a strong yellow color yellow, yellowness - yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons |
Translations
n maize [meiz]
(Americancorn, ~Indian corn) an important cereal, grown especially in America. mielie ذُرَه صَفْراء царевица kukuřice majs der Mais καλαμπόκι maíz mais ذرت maissi maïs תִּירָס मक्का kukuruz kukorica jagung maís mais, granoturco とうもろこし kukurūzai kukurūza jagung mais mais kukurydza milho porumb кукуруза kukurica koruza kukuruz majs ข้าวโพด mısır 玉米 маїс; кукурудза مکئی کا پودا ngô 玉米
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