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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