maize.

Definition von maize. im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: corn; a type of grain of the species Zea mays; indian corn: usually in the united states called simply corn; {i} corn; pale yellow color; corn; mielie; 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; Mays, widely cultivated as a forage and food plant; Indian corn; a cereal used in conjunction with malted barley to provide a source of fermentable sugar; Corn; domesticated in highland Mexico; Maize is a tall plant which produces long objects covered with yellow seeds called sweetcorn. It is often grown as a food crop. vast fields of maize. a tall plant with large yellow seeds that grow together on a cob (=long hard part) , and which are cooked and eaten as a vegetable American Equivalent: corn (maíz, from mahiz); (North American corn) cereal plant grown extensively in all subtropical and warm temperate regions Maize forms the staple diet or many people in Africa and in parts of South America; A large species of American grass of the genus Zea Z; Also, its seed, growing on cobs, and used as food for men and animals; An Indian corn, eaten boiled, roasted, or seasoned The corn is also dried and made into four which is used for making a particular type of chappati eaten mostly during winter; Another name for corn; Caribbean and South American name for corn; plant used as food for human beings and livestock, and as a source of an edible oil and starch used in cooking