Definitions for maizemeɪz
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
maizemeɪz(n.)
Category: Plants
Ref: corn1 (def. 1). 1 1 1
a pale yellow resembling the color of corn.
Origin of maize:
1545–55; < Sp maíz < Taino mahís
Princeton's WordNet
corn, maize, Indian corn, Zea mays(noun)
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
gamboge, lemon, lemon yellow, maize(noun)
a strong yellow color
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
maize(noun)ɪz
corn
Wiktionary
maize(Noun)
corn; a type of grain of the species Zea mays
Origin: From maíz, from maisí, mahis (variously spelled).
Webster Dictionary
Maize(noun)
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
Translations for maize
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
maize(noun)
(American corn, ~Indian corn ) an important cereal, grown especially in America.
- mielieAfrikaans
- ذُرَه صَفْراءArabic
- царевицаBulgarian
- milhoPortuguese (BR)
- kukuřiceCzech
- der MaisGerman
- majsDanish
- καλαμπόκιGreek
- maízSpanish
- maisEstonian
- ذرتFarsi
- maissiFinnish
- maïsFrench
- תִּירָסHebrew
- मक्काHindi
- kukuruzCroatian
- kukoricaHungarian
- jagungIndonesian
- maísIcelandic
- mais, granoturcoItalian
- とうもろこしJapanese
- (집합적) 옥수수Korean
- kukurūzaiLithuanian
- kukurūzaLatvian
- jagungMalay
- maisDutch
- maisNorwegian
- kukurydzaPolish
- ذرتPersian
- يو ډول بوټى چى په امريكا كښى كرل كيږىPashto
- milhoPortuguese
- porumbRomanian
- кукурузаRussian
- kukuricaSlovak
- koruzaSlovenian
- kukuruzSerbian
- majsSwedish
- ข้าวโพดThai
- mısırTurkish
- 玉米Chinese (Trad.)
- маїс; кукурудзаUkrainian
- مکئی کا پوداUrdu
- ngôVietnamese
- 玉米Chinese (Simp.)
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