maize
pronunciation
How to pronounce maize in British English:
UK [meɪz]
How to pronounce maize in American English:
US [meɪz]
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- Noun:
- 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
Word Origin
- maize (n.)
- 1550s, from Cuban Spanish maiz, from Arawakan (Haiti) mahiz.
Example
- 1. In europe it is illegal to plant such maize .
- 2. Maize on a drought-hit farm in indiana .
- 3. And sugarcane needs less land than maize .
- 4. Maize is vulnerable to water problems and to temperature changes .
- 5. Demand remains high for food commodities like maize and wheat .