maize
nounHow to pronounce maize:
Definition of maize:
- maize (noun):
- a tall annual cereal grass (zea mays) originally domesticated in mexico and widely grown for its large elongated ears of starchy seeds corn entry 1 sense 4
- 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 for maize:
capitulum
cereal
cereal grass
corn
corn cob
corn stalk
corncob
cornstalk
ear
field corn
gamboge
genus zea
goo
green corn
indian corn
lemon
lemon yellow
mush
popcorn
rubbish
schmaltz
schmalz
sludge
soap opera
sorghum
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