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Definition of Zea Mays

Zea Mays
Zea e"a (z[=e]"[.a]), n. [L., a kind of grain, fr. Gr. ze`a, zeia`; cf. Skr. yava barley.] (Bot.) A genus of large grasses of which the Indian corn (Zea Mays) is the only species known. Its origin is not yet ascertained. See Maize.

Meaning of Zea Mays from wikipedia

- Maize /meɪz/ (Zea mays), also known as corn in North American English, is a tall stout gr**** that produces cereal grain. It was domesticated by indigenous...
- Zea is a genus of flowering plants in the gr**** family. The best-known species is Z. mays (variously called maize, corn, or Indian corn), one of the most...
- cool. Some strains of corn (taxonomized as Zea mays) are cultivated specifically as popping corns. The Zea mays variety everta, a special kind of flint corn...
- Look up Zea or zea in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Zea may refer to: Zea (plant), a genus of large gr****es, including: Zea mays, commonly known as...
- Flint corn (Zea mays var. indurata; also known as Indian corn or sometimes calico corn) is a variant of maize, the same species as common corn. Because...
- popcorn, flour corn, and sweet corn. Maize Cobs and Cultures: History of Zea mays L. Springer. 2010. pp. 114–. ISBN 978-3-642-04524-0. Retrieved 20 April...
- corn (Zea mays var. indentata) is a fast-growing, vertically erect, short-lived annual plant and is similar to many other varieties of Zea mays. More...
- Sweet corn (Zea mays convar. saccharata var. rugosa), also called sweetcorn, sugar corn and pole corn, is a variety of maize grown for human consumption...
- Flour corn (Zea mays var. amylacea) is a variety of corn with a soft starchy endosperm and a thin pericarp. It is primarily used to make corn flour. This...
- (Spanish: maíz morado) or purple maize is group of flint maize varieties (Zea mays indurata) originating in South America, descended from a common ancestral...