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Definition of maize - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
agricultureUK type of grain from the plant Zea maysUK
- Maize is a staple food in many countries.
2.
colorsUK yellow color similar to the grainUK
- She wore a dress in a bright maize.
Images of maize
type of grain from the plant Zea mays 
yellow color similar to the grain
Expressions with maize
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powdery food made by grinding dried maize kernels for cooking
They used maize meal to make a thick, warm porridge.
maize whose genes are changed by adding DNA from another species
Farmers planted transgenic maize designed to resist certain insects.
Origin of maize
Spanish, maíz (corn)
Terms with maize included in their meaning
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grain plant
maize, a grain crop of the species Zea mays
cooking
starchy maize flour for thickening sauces
cooking
fine starch powder from maize for thickening
food
kernels of maize, either frozen or canned
maize harvest
seed head of a maize plant with kernels on a cob
boiled maize
cob of maize boiled and eaten as a vegetable
food
bread baked using ground corn or maize
food
breakfast cereal made from toasted maize
agriculture
fine styles on an ear of maize
food
porridge made from maize
grain
finely ground maize used as food staple or in South African cooking
food ingredient
dried maize kernels treated with alkali
agriculture
panicle on a male maize plant
agriculture
remove the tassels from maize plants
bread
flatbread made from maize dough or flour
pest control
pest native to Europe affecting maize in America
agriculture
harvested kernels from maize plants used for food, feed or processing
storage
ventilated building for storing unhusked maize
breakfast cereal
toasted flake of maize eaten as cereal
agricultural pest
moth larva that damages crops, especially maize
agriculture
maize with colorful, hard kernels
social event
gathering to remove husks from maize
food
west African food made from fermented maize dough
Latin American dish
traditional maize-based pudding or drink in Latin America
Examples of maize in a sentence
Maize is often used to produce corn syrup. The artist chose maize for the background color. Maize was the dominant hue in the painting.
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- French:maïs, ...
- German:Mais, Maisgelb, ...
- Italian:mais, giallo mais, ...
- Spanish:maíz, ...
- Portuguese:milho, amarelo-milho, ...
- Chinese:玉米, 亮黄色, ...
- Japanese:トウモロコシ, マイズ, ...
- Arabic:ذُرَة, أَصْفَر الذُّرَة, ...
- Hebrew:תִּירָס, צָהֹב תִּירָס, ...
- Russian:кукуруза, желтый, ...
- Ukrainian:кукурудза, кукурудзяний, ...
- Hindi:मक्का, पीला मक्का, ...
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