Associations to the word «Maize»

Pictures for the word «Maize»

Wiktionary

MAIZE, noun. Corn; a type of grain of the species Zea mays.
MAIZE MUSHROOM, noun. (US) corn smut
MAIZE SYRUP, noun. High fructose corn syrup
MAIZE WEEVIL, noun. Sitophilus zeamais
MAIZE WEEVILS, noun. Plural of maize weevil

Dictionary definition

MAIZE, 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.
MAIZE, noun. A strong yellow color.

Wise words

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