Found 2 items, similar to Zea Mays.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: Zea mays
Zea mays
n : 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 [syn:
corn,
maize,
Indian corn
]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Zea Mays
Indian corn
\Indian corn\ (Bot.),
A cereal plant of the genus
Zea (
Zea Mays), also simply
called
corn, used widely as a food; the maize, a native
plant of America; more specifically: a primitive variety of
Zea Mays having variegated kernels on each cob, in
distinction from the more commonly used
yellow corn; it is
often used as decoration at Thanksgiving time. See
Corn,
and
Maize.
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Note: In modern American usage, the word corn when unmodified
usually refers to yellow corn, and Indian corn refers
to the variegated variety.
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Indian corn
\Indian corn\ (Bot.),
A cereal plant of the genus
Zea (
Zea Mays), also simply
called
corn, used widely as a food; the maize, a native
plant of America; more specifically: a primitive variety of
Zea Mays having variegated kernels on each cob, in
distinction from the more commonly used
yellow corn; it is
often used as decoration at Thanksgiving time. See
Corn,
and
Maize.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
Note: In modern American usage, the word corn when unmodified
usually refers to yellow corn, and Indian corn refers
to the variegated variety.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
Maize
\Maize\ (m[=a]z), n. [Sp. maiz. fr. mahiz or mahis, is the
language of the Island of Haiti.] (Bot.)
A large species of American grass of the genus
Zea (
Zea Mays
), widely cultivated as a forage and food plant; Indian
corn, commonly called
corn. Also, its seed, growing on
cobs, and used as food for men and animals.
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Maize eater (Zo["o]l.), a South American bird of the genus
Pseudoleistes, allied to the troupials.
Maize yellow, a delicate pale yellow.
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Zea
\Ze"a\ (z[=e]"[.a]), n. [L., a kind of grain, fr. Gr. ze`a,
zeia`; cf. Skr. yava barley.] (Bot.)
A genus of large grasses of which the Indian corn (
Zea Mays
) is the only species known. Its origin is not yet
ascertained. See
Maize.
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