maize

Speech parts

1. maize - Noun

2. Maize - Proper noun

Meaning

A large species of American grass of the genus Zea (Z. Mays), widely cultivated as a forage and food plant; Indian corn. Also, its seed, growing on cobs, and used as food for men animals.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

corn Indian corn zea mays lemon gamboge lemon yellow sandy citron atom chard although color rice champagne chartreuse
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Antonyms

black achromatic pale yellow circus and clown

Hypernyms

yellow cereal yellowness cereal grass

Hyponyms

popcorn field corn sweet corn green corn sugar corn zea saccharata

Phrases with the word

maize husk maize stalk maize starch maize straw maize flour maize bran

Examples

During the past three years spectacular progress has been made in increasing wheat, rice, and maize production in several of the most populous developing countries of southern Asia, where widespread famine appeared inevitable only five years ago. Norman Borlaug

O Love what hours were thine and mine, In lands of palm and southern pine In lands of palm, of orange-blossom, Of olive, aloe, and maize and vine. Alfred, Lord Tennyson

In return, US surpluses of genetically engineered maize (banned in the European Union) were being dumped on the horn of Africa, in the form of emergency aid. Michel Chossudovsky

Green maize abounds at the houses of those without teeth. Shona Proverb

It is a cob stripped of maize in an ashpit. Xhosa Proverb

You can never sow rice and expect to harvest maize. African Proverb

Close letter words and terms

maiuscule Maiwar maizaniid maize barn maize bran maize cob