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Meaning of ZEA MAYS

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 Definition: [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
 
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 Synonyms: corn, Indian corn, maize
 
 See Also: capitulum, cereal, cereal grass, corncob, ear, edible corn, field corn, genus Zea, green corn, popcorn, spike, sugar corn, sweet corn, sweet corn plant, Zea, Zea mays everta, Zea mays rugosa, Zea saccharata

 

 

 

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