maize

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noun

(chiefly in British and technical usage) corn¹ ( def 1 ).

a pale yellow resembling the color of corn.

Origin:
1545–55; < Spanish maíz < Hispaniolan Taino mahís

Can be confused: maize, maze.

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maize (meɪz)

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

[C16: from Spanish maiz, from Taino mahiz]

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