What does maize mean?
Definitions for maize
meɪzmaize
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Princeton's WordNet
corn, maize, Indian corn, Zea maysnoun
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, maizenoun
a strong yellow color
Wiktionary
maizenoun
corn; a type of grain of the species Zea mays
Etymology: From maíz, from maisí, mahis (variously spelled).
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Maize ornoun
Indian Wheat. The whole maize plant has the appearance of a reed; the male flowers are produced at remote distances from the fruit on the same plant, growing generally in a spike upon the top of the stalk; the female flowers are produced from the wings of the leaves, and are surrounded by three or four leaves, which closely adhere to the fruit until it is ripe: this plant is propagated in England only as a curiosity, but in America it is the principal support of the inhabitants, and consequently propagated with great care. Philip Miller
Maize affords a very strong nourishment, but more viscous than wheat. John Arbuthnot, on Aliments.
Wikipedia
Maize
Maize ( MAYZ; Zea mays subsp. mays, from Spanish: maíz after Taino: mahis), also known as corn (North American and Australian English), is a cereal grain first domesticated by indigenous peoples in southern Mexico about 10,000 years ago. The leafy stalk of the plant produces pollen inflorescences (or "tassels") and separate ovuliferous inflorescences called ears that when fertilized yield kernels or seeds, which are fruits. The term maize is preferred in formal, scientific, and international usage as a common name because it refers specifically to this one grain, unlike corn, which has a complex variety of meanings that vary by context and geographic region. Maize has become a staple food in many parts of the world, with the total production of maize surpassing that of wheat or rice. In addition to being consumed directly by humans (often in the form of masa), maize is also used for corn ethanol, animal feed and other maize products, such as corn starch and corn syrup. The six major types of maize are dent corn, flint corn, pod corn, popcorn, flour corn, and sweet corn. Sugar-rich varieties called sweet corn are usually grown for human consumption as kernels, while field corn varieties are used for animal feed, various corn-based human food uses (including grinding into cornmeal or masa, pressing into corn oil, fermentation and distillation into alcoholic beverages like bourbon whiskey), and as feedstocks for the chemical industry. Maize is also used in making ethanol and other biofuels. Maize is widely cultivated throughout the world, and a greater weight of maize is produced each year than any other grain. In 2021, total world production was 1.2 billion tonnes. Maize is the most widely grown grain crop throughout the Americas, with 384 million metric tons grown in the United States alone in 2021. Genetically modified maize made up 85% of the maize planted in the United States in 2009. Subsidies in the United States help to account for its high level of cultivation of maize and its position as the largest producer in the world.
ChatGPT
maize
Maize, also known as corn, is a cereal grain that originated in Central America and is now grown and consumed all over the world. It has become a staple food in many parts of the world, with total production surpassing rice and wheat. Maize is used for human consumption as well as for animal feed. It is also used in various processed foods and industrial applications, including the production of ethanol fuel.
Webster Dictionary
Maizenoun
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
Etymology: [Sp. maiz. fr. mahiz or mahis, is the language of the Island of Haiti.]
Wikidata
Maize
Maize, known in some English-speaking countries as corn, is a large grain plant domesticated by indigenous peoples in Mesoamerica in prehistoric times. The leafy stalk produces ears which contain the grain, which are seeds called kernels. Maize kernels are used in cooking as a starch. The Olmec and Mayans cultivated it in numerous varieties throughout Mesoamerica, cooked, ground or processed through nixtamalization. Beginning about 2500 BC, the crop spread through much of the Americas. The region developed a trade network based on surplus and varieties of maize crops. After European contact with the Americas in the late 15th and early 16th centuries, explorers and traders carried maize back to Europe and introduced it to other countries. Maize spread to the rest of the world because of its ability to grow in diverse climates. Sugar-rich varieties called sweet corn are usually grown for human consumption, while field corn varieties are used for animal feed and as chemical feedstocks. Maize is the most widely grown grain crop throughout the Americas, with 332 million metric tons grown annually in the United States alone. Approximately 40% of the crop — 130 million tons — is used for corn ethanol. Transgenic maize made up 85% of the maize planted in the United States in 2009.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Maize
māz, n. a plant, and its fruit, called also Indian corn or wheat. [Sp.,—Haitian.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
maize
Indian corn, an article of extensive commerce in many countries. In Italy it is called Turkey grain and grano d'India; in America simply corn, all other grains retaining their distinctive names.
Editors Contribution
maize
A type of cultivar, plant, and seed.
Maize is an edible type of human food and is also used to make chemicals, bio-fuel and for ornamental purposes.
Submitted by MaryC on April 18, 2016
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
MAIZE
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Maize is ranked #20529 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Maize surname appeared 1,292 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Maize.
66.4% or 859 total occurrences were White.
20.5% or 265 total occurrences were Black.
6.5% or 85 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
2.8% or 37 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
2.7% or 35 total occurrences were of two or more races.
0.8% or 11 total occurrences were Asian.
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Anagrams for maize »
zamie
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of maize in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of maize in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of maize in a Sentence
Maize is one of our staple foods which our people depend upon so our department would approach other funding agencies.
Romanian grain farmers will gladly embrace the genetically modified maize crops, it's common sense that any maize farmer, be it in Spain or in Portugal or in Romania, would like to reduce production costs and eventually reap a bigger harvest.
What we're looking for is not to change the habit of the population, knowing that in the south they are used to eating maize and cassava, we don't want to add another challenge to the ones they are already facing.
For the summer maize crop we need the rain immediately as it is now in the pollination stages. April is too late for the summer crops, and for the winter crop, the forecast is not clear.
It's common sense that any maize farmer, be it in Spain or in Portugal or in Romania, would like to reduce production costs and eventually reap a bigger harvest.
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- mieliesAfrikaans
- panizo, millocaAragonese
- ذرةArabic
- tunqu, tonqoAymara
- кукурузBashkir
- царевицаBulgarian
- kabaBambara
- maizBreton
- [[panís]] [[de]] [[l']][[Índia]], dacsa, blat de moro, moresc, panísCatalan, Valencian
- mahtaminCree
- kukuřiceCzech
- majsDanish
- Türken, Türkenkorn, Türkischer Weizen, Welschkorn, Mais, Kukuruz, Türkisch Korn, MiljeGerman
- αραβόσιτος, καλαμπόκιGreek
- maizoEsperanto
- maízSpanish
- maisEstonian
- artoBasque
- بلالPersian
- maissiFinnish
- maisFaroese
- maïsFrench
- maisWestern Frisian
- grán buí, arbhar IndiachIrish
- maínzo, milloGalician
- avatiGuaraní
- મકાઈGujarati
- agwadoHausa
- תִּירָסHebrew
- मक्का, भुट्टाHindi
- mayiHaitian Creole
- kukoricaHungarian
- եգիպտացորենArmenian
- jagungIndonesian
- maizoIdo
- maísIcelandic
- mais, granoturco, granturcoItalian
- תִירָסHebrew
- トウモロコシ, メイズJapanese
- სიმინდიGeorgian
- ಜೋಳKannada
- 옥수수Korean
- گهنمهشامیKurdish
- ýsCornish
- frumentumLatin
- kukurūzasLithuanian
- kukurūzaLatvian
- kōpakipaki, kānga, paratēMāori
- пченкаMacedonian
- qamħirrun, qamħMaltese
- Turkse tarwe, maïs, Spaanse tarweDutch
- maisNorwegian
- naadą́ą́ʼNavajo, Navaho
- milhòc, milhOccitan
- ମକାOriya
- нартхорOssetian, Ossetic
- kukurydza, kukurydza zwyczajnaPolish
- milhoPortuguese
- saraQuechua
- ikigoriKirundi
- porumb, cucuruz, păpușoiRomanian
- кукуру́заRussian
- trigumoriscuSardinian
- куку̀руз, kukùruzSerbo-Croatian
- kukuricaSlovak
- koruzaSlovene
- galleySomali
- kallamboq, misërAlbanian
- pooneSouthern Sotho
- ᮏᮌᮧᮀSundanese
- majsSwedish
- hindi, muhindiSwahili
- சோளம்Tamil
- మొక్కజొన్నTelugu
- ข้าวโพดThai
- koaneTonga (Tonga Islands)
- misir, dariTurkish
- кукуру́дзаUkrainian
- مکئیUrdu
- ngô, bắpVietnamese
- maitVolapük
- קוקורוזעYiddish
- àgbàdoYoruba
- 玉米Chinese
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