maize

noun

/meɪz/

[uncountable]

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(British English)
(North American English corn)
a tall plant grown for its large yellow grains that are used for making flour or eaten as a vegetable; the grains of this plant玉蜀黍；玉米
see also corn on the cob, sweetcornTopics Farmingc1, Foodc1
(also Indian corn)
(especially North American English) a type of corn (maize) with large brown and yellow grains, not usually eaten but sometimes used to make decorations, for example at Thanksgiving玉蜀黍；玉米

词源mid 16th cent.: from Spanish maíz, from Taino mahiz.

词汇	maize
释义	maize noun /meɪz/ /meɪz/ [uncountable] enlarge image (British English) (North American English corn) a tall plant grown for its large yellow grains that are used for making flour or eaten as a vegetable; the grains of this plant玉蜀黍；玉米 see also corn on the cob, sweetcornTopics Farmingc1, Foodc1 (also Indian corn) (especially North American English) a type of corn (maize) with large brown and yellow grains, not usually eaten but sometimes used to make decorations, for example at Thanksgiving玉蜀黍；玉米词源mid 16th cent.: from Spanish maíz, from Taino mahiz.
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