maize
Corn; a type of grain of the species Zea maysCorn; a type of grain of the species Zea mays.
» The pigs ate the maize-cobs.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Corn; a type of grain of the species Zea mays.
Mais, Kukuruz, Türken
кукуру́заkukurúza, маи́сmaís
кукуру́дзаkukurúdza, маї́сmajís
- 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
- a strong yellow color
Examples
15 sentencesThe pigs ate the maize-cobs.
France has banned a strain of genetically modified maize.
ruФранция запретила штамм генетически модифицированной кукурузы.
You can compost maize-cobs.
deMaiskolben kann man kompostieren.
Corn is a-maize-ing.
ruКукуруза окукурузенна.
deMais ist maistastisch.
A shortage of animal feed is also looming after damage to maize crops and grass.
deAuch Tierfuttermangel droht, nachdem der Mais- und Grasanbau Schaden erlitten hat.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Spanish maíz, from Taíno *mahis, *mahisi, from Proto-Arawak *marikɨ. CognateBorrowed from Spanish maíz, from Taíno *mahis, *mahisi, from Proto-Arawak *marikɨ. Cognate with Lokono marisi, Wayuu maiki.
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Forms
plural: maizesSynonyms
9 synonyms- 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:cornIndian cornZea mays
- a strong yellow color:gambogelemonlemon yellow
Word family
16 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable