Maize Definition

māz
noun

Corn.

Webster's New World
The color of ripe corn; yellow.
Webster's New World

Corn; a type of grain of the species Zea mays.

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Noun

Singular:
maize
Plural:
maizes

Origin of Maize

  • From Spanish maíz, from Taino maisí, mahis (variously spelled).

    From Wiktionary

  • Spanish maíz from Arawakan mahiz, mahís

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Maize Sentence Examples

  • Maize is the staple food of the Kaffirs.

  • Wheat, maize, oats, barley and rye are the chief agricultural products.

  • In the river valley maize, rice, cotton and other crops are cultivated.

  • The production of maize is, however, insufficient, and 208,719 tons were imported in 1902about double the amount imported in 1882.

  • Sugar-cane, maize, tapioca and other similar products are grown, however, in smaller quantities.

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Words Starting With

MMAMAI

Words Ending With

EZEIZE

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Words Starting With M and Ending With E

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