Zea mays

zea·mays

uncommon

noun

1.

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

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Word family

corn

Broader terms

cereal

Narrower terms

Parts

Zea

Part of

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Grammar

noun
singular	zea mays
plural	zea mayses

Nearby words

Zealot zealotry zealous zealously zeaxanthin Zea mays amylacea Zea mays everta Zea mays indentata Zea mays indurata Zea mays rugosa

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