Maize
1Maize — (m[=a]z), n. [Sp. maiz. fr. mahiz or mahis, is the language of the Island of Haiti.] (Bot.) A large species of American grass of the genus {Zea} ({Zea Mays}), widely cultivated as a forage and food plant; Indian corn, commonly called {corn}. Also …
2Maize — Maize, KS U.S. city in Kansas Population (2000): 1868 Housing Units (2000): 668 Land area (2000): 0.821130 sq. miles (2.126717 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.821130 sq. miles (2.126717 sq. km) …
3Maize, KS — U.S. city in Kansas Population (2000): 1868 Housing Units (2000): 668 Land area (2000): 0.821130 sq. miles (2.126717 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.821130 sq. miles (2.126717 sq. km) FIPS code …
4maize — см. Приложение 1 (Zea mays). (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …
5maize — maize. См. кукуруза. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …
6maize — [meız] n [U] BrE [Date: 1500 1600; : Spanish; Origin: maíz, from Taino mahiz] 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 …
7maize — [ meız ] noun uncount BRITISH CORN …
8maize — 1550s, from Cuban Sp. maiz, from Arawakan (Haiti) mahiz …
9maize — ► NOUN chiefly Brit. ▪ a cereal plant yielding large grains (corn or sweetcorn) set in rows on a cob. ORIGIN Spanish maíz, from Taino (an extinct Caribbean language) …
10maize — [māz] n. [Sp maíz < WInd (Taino) mahiz] 1. chiefly Brit. name for CORN1 (n. 3) 2. the color of ripe corn; yellow …
