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1. (n.) maize
a pale yellow resembling the color of corn.
Etymology: (1545–55; < Sp maíz < Taino mahís)
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1. (noun) corn, maize, Indian corn, Zea mays
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
2. (noun) gamboge, lemon, lemon yellow, maize
a strong yellow color
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1. (noun) maize
corn
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1. (noun) maize
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
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Sense: (Americancorn, ~Indian corn) an important cereal, grown especially in America.
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 Afrikaans: mielie |
 Arabic: ذُرَه صَفْراء |
 Bulgarian: царевица |
 Brazilian: milho |
 Czech: kukuřice |
 German: der Mais |
 Danish: majs |
 Greek: καλαμπόκι |
 Spanish: maíz |
 Estonian: mais |
 Farsi: ذرت |
 Finnish: maissi |
 French: maïs |
 Hebrew: תִּירָס |
 Hindi: मक्का |
 Croatian: kukuruz |
 Hungarian: kukorica |
 Indonesian: jagung |
 Icelandic: maís |
 Italian: mais, granoturco |
 Japanese: とうもろこし |
 Korean: (집합적) 옥수수 |
 Lithuanian: kukurūzai |
 Latvian: kukurūza |
 Malay: jagung |
 Dutch: mais |
 Norwegian: mais |
 Polish: kukurydza |
 Persian: ذرت |
 Pashto: يو ډول بوټى چى په امريكا |
 Portuguese: milho |
 Romanian: porumb |
 Russian: кукуруза |
 Slovak: kukurica |
 Slovenian: koruza |
 Serbian: kukuruz |
 Swedish: majs |
 Thai: ข้าวโพด |
 Turkish: mısır |
 Taiwanese: 玉米 |
 Ukrainian: маїс; кукурудза |
 Urdu: مکئی کا پودا |
 Vietnamese: ngô |
 Chinese: 玉米 |
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