Defenition of the word maize 
    
    
        Defenition of the word maize 
                    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 
                 
     
 
Synonyms for the word maize 
    
        
                    corn 
                    gamboge 
                    indian corn 
                    lemon 
                    lemon yellow 
                    Zea mays 
                 
     
 
Meronymys for the word maize 
    
        
                    capitulum 
                    corn 
                    corncob 
                    ear 
                    edible corn 
                    genus Zea 
                    spike 
                    Zea 
                 
     
 
Hyponyms for the word maize 
    
        
                    field corn 
                    green corn 
                    popcorn 
                    sugar corn 
                    sweet corn 
                    sweet corn plant 
                    Zea mays everta 
                    Zea mays rugosa 
                    Zea saccharata 
                 
     
 
Hypernyms for the word maize 
    
        
                    cereal 
                    cereal grass 
                    color 
                    colour 
                    grass 
                    herb 
                    yellow 
                    yellowness 
                 
     
 
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