maize

[ meyz ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

maize

/ meɪz /

Also calledIndian corn
1. a tall annual grass, Zea mays, cultivated for its yellow edible grains, which develop on a spike
2. the grain of this plant, used for food, fodder, and as a source of oil Usual US and Canadian namecorn See also sweet corn
1. a yellow colour
2. ( as modifier )
  a maize gown

Origin of maize¹

First recorded in 1545–55; from Spanish maíz, from Taíno (Hispaniola) mahís

Origin of maize¹

C16: from Spanish maiz, from Taino mahiz

Duarte owns a small plot of land where she grazes cattle and grows beans, maize, bananas, and oranges.

The smells of roasting maize, diesel fumes, and floral soap from the streets of Harare are still seared into my brain.

The Spaniards since have substituted paper for the leaves of maize, in imitation of them.

They also use the papelotes wrapped in paper and sometimes in the dried leaf of maize.

The quantity necessary for each horse per day costs about eightpence, and his maize as much more.

I know not whether I have before mentioned, that a great quantity of maize is cultivated in this part of the kingdom.

Rice, maize and other grains are raised in large quantities; cotton and tobacco are cultivated.

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