A cereal grass of Central American origin, Zea mays, having a terminal male inflorescence (the tassel) and axillary female flowers that form starchy…
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| 释义 | the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > cereal, corn, or grain > [noun] > maize > maize plants (11) maizea1544 A cereal grass of Central American origin, Zea mays, having a terminal male inflorescence (the tassel) and axillary female flowers that form starchy… Indian wheat1578 maize, Zea mays; the grain of this plant; = Indian corn, n. Guinea wheat1598 an old name of Indian corn. corn1608 Originally U.S. Maize or Indian corn, Zea Mays; applied both to the separated seeds, and to the growing or reaped crop. corn on the cob: green… sweet corn1646 a sweet-flavoured variety of maize. Virginia wheat1651 soft corn1751 Originally: moisture-rich maize kernels, esp. from cobs harvested before full maturity. In later use also: maize kernels which lack horny… zea1760 A cereal grass of the genus Zea; spec. maize, Z. mays; the seeds of such a plant collectively. Also (in form Zea): the genus itself. popcorn1838 A variety of maize, the dried kernels of which swell up and burst open with a small explosive sound when heated. pod corn1884 a primitive variety of maize, Zea mays var. tunicata, in which each kernel is enclosed in glumes. pod maize1904 = pod corn n. |
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