maize

maize  (mz)

n.

1. See corn¹.

2. A light yellow to moderate orange yellow.

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[Spanish maíz, from Arawakan mahiz, mahís.]

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maize adj.

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maize [meɪz]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) Also called Indian corn

a.  a tall annual grass, Zea mays, cultivated for its yellow edible grains, which develop on a spike

b.  the grain of this plant, used for food, fodder, and as a source of oil Usual US and Canadian name corn See also sweet corn

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours) a yellow colour

[from Spanish maiz, from Taino mahiz]

Thesaurus

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 times corn, Indian corn, Zea mays edible corn, corn - ears of corn that can be prepared and served for human food corn cob, corncob - the hard cylindrical core that bears the kernels of an ear of corn 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 genus Zea, Zea - corn 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 capitulum, spike, ear - fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn
	2.	maize - a strong yellow color                 lemon yellow, gamboge, lemon yellow, yellowness - yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons

Translations

maize [meɪz]

A. N (Brit) → maíz m
ear of maize → mazorca f, elote m (Mex), choclo m (Andes, S. Cone)

B. CPD maize field N → maizal m

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maize [ˈmeɪz] n → maïs m

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maize

n → Mais m

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maize [meɪz] n → granturco, mais m

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maize [meɪz] n → granturco, mais m

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maize

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 (집합적) 옥수수 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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maize → ذُرَة kukuřice majs Mais καλαμπόκι maíz maissi maïs kukuruz mais トウモロコシ 옥수수 maïs mais kukurydza milho кукуруза majs ข้าวโพด mısır ngô 玉米