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English noun: maize

1. maize (plant) 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


Synonymscorn, Indian corn, Zea mays


Broader (hypernym)cereal, cereal grass


Narrower (hyponym)field corn, green corn, popcorn, sugar corn, sweet corn, sweet corn plant, Zea mays everta, Zea mays rugosa, Zea saccharata


Part holonymcapitulum, corn, corn cob, corn stalk, corncob, cornstalk, ear, edible corn, spike


Member meronymgenus Zea, Zea

2. maize (attribute) a strong yellow color


Synonymsgamboge, lemon, lemon yellow


Broader (hypernym)yellow, yellowness









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