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maize
[ meyz ]
noun
- (chiefly in British and technical usage) corn 1( def 1 ).
- a pale yellow resembling the color of corn.
maize
/ meɪz /
noun
- Also calledIndian corn
- a tall annual grass, Zea mays, cultivated for its yellow edible grains, which develop on a spike
- the grain of this plant, used for food, fodder, and as a source of oil Usual US and Canadian namecorn See also sweet corn
- a yellow colour
- ( as modifier )
a maize gown
Word History and Origins
Origin of maize1
Word History and Origins
Origin of maize1
Example Sentences
Before his accident he often helped his father on the family farm where they grew maize, sorghum and other grains.
Like tomatoes, maize and potatoes, the pumpkin is indigenous to the Americas, with the earliest evidence of pumpkin consumption dating as far back as 8,000BC in Oaxaca, Mexico.
It is not enough to contend with the worsening cost-of-living crisis in Kenya, which has pushed up the prices of essential household goods such as maize, wheat, rice and sugar.
Pictures taken by Bujakera show a tub of maize meal - a staple carbohydrate in DR Congo - turned hard and dry, accompanied by a watery brown vegetable stew.
“She was a very good neighbour and just recently she shared with me maize she’d harvested.”
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