zea-mays

Nouns

  • (n) 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 corn, Indian corn, maize,

Synonyms

corn Indian corn maize

Words of close approximity

Zea mays amylacea Zea mays everta Zea mays indentata Zea mays indurata Zea mays rugosa