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Definition of maize

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Maize (n.) A large species of American grass of the genus Zea (Z. Mays), widely cultivated as a forage and food plant; Indian corn. Also, its seed, growing on cobs, and used as food for men animals..

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Stalk :: Stalk (n.) The stem or main axis of a plant; as, a stalk of wheat, rye, or oats; the stalks of maize or hemp..

Samp :: Samp (n.) An article of food consisting of maize broken or bruised, which is cooked by boiling, and usually eaten with milk; coarse hominy..

Staple :: Staple (n.) The principal commodity of traffic in a market; a principal commodity or production of a country or district; as, wheat, maize, and cotton are great staples of the United States..

Sea Corn :: Sea corn () A yellow cylindrical mass of egg capsule of certain species of whelks (Buccinum), which resembles an ear of maize..

Indian :: Indian (a.) Made of maize or Indian corn; as, Indian corn, Indian meal, Indian bread, and the like..

Husking :: Husking (n.) A meeting of neighbors or friends to assist in husking maize; -- called als.

Johnnycake :: "Johnnycake (n.) A kind of bread made of the meal of maize (Indian corn), mixed with water or milk, etc., and baked..

Chica :: Chica (n.) A fermented liquor or beer made in South American from a decoction of maize.

Broom Corn :: Broom corn () A variety of Sorghum vulgare, having a joined stem, like maize, rising to the height of eight or ten feet, and bearing its seeds on a panicle with long branches, of which brooms are made..

Tassel :: Tassel (v. i.) To put forth a tassel or flower; as, maize tassels..

Whiskey :: Whiskey (n.) An intoxicating liquor distilled from grain, potatoes, etc., especially in Scotland, Ireland, and the United States. In the United States, whisky is generally distilled from maize, rye, or wheat, but in Scotland and Ireland it is often made from malted barley..

Mealies :: Mealies (n. pl.) Maize or Indian corn; -- the common name in South Africa.

Tortilla :: Tortilla (n.) An unleavened cake, as of maize flour, baked on a heated iron or stone..

Silk :: Silk (n.) That which resembles silk, as the filiform styles of the female flower of maize..

Plant :: Plant (n.) To put in the ground and cover, as seed for growth; as, to plant maize..

Floss :: Floss (n.) The slender styles of the pistillate flowers of maize; also called silk.

Succoteague :: Succotash (n.) Green maize and beans boiled together. The dish is borrowed from the native Indians.

Meal :: Meal (n.) Grain (esp. maize, rye, or oats) that is coarsely ground and unbolted; also, a kind of flour made from beans, pease, etc.; sometimes, any flour, esp. if coarse..

Harvest :: Harvest (n.) That which is reaped or ready to be reaped or gath//ed; a crop, as of grain (wheat, maize, etc.), or fruit..

Zea :: Zea (n.) 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.