Defenition of the word zea mays

• Defenition of the word zea mays

  • 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

Synonyms for the word zea mays

• • corn
  • Indian corn
  • maize
  • Zea mays

Meronymys for the word zea mays

• • capitulum
  • corn
  • corncob
  • ear
  • edible corn
  • genus Zea
  • spike
  • Zea

Hyponyms for the word zea mays

• • field corn
  • green corn
  • popcorn
  • sugar corn
  • sweet corn
  • sweet corn plant
  • Zea mays everta
  • Zea mays rugosa
  • Zea saccharata

Hypernyms for the word zea mays

• • cereal
  • cereal grass

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