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maize

[ meyz ]

noun

  1. (chiefly in British and technical usage) corn 1( def 1 ).
  2. a pale yellow resembling the color of corn.


maize

/ ³¾±ðɪ³ú /

noun

  1. Also calledIndian corn
    1. a tall annual grass, Zea mays, cultivated for its yellow edible grains, which develop on a spike
    2. the grain of this plant, used for food, fodder, and as a source of oil Usual US and Canadian namecorn See also sweet corn
    1. a yellow colour
    2. ( as modifier )

      a maize gown

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of maize1

First recorded in 1545–55; from Spanish ³¾²¹Ã­³ú, from Taíno (Hispaniola) ³¾²¹³óí²õ
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of maize1

C16: from Spanish maiz, from Taino mahiz
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But as the two countries work on a trade deal, experts say Washington now wants to push "big-ticket" farm exports - wheat, cotton, corn and maize - to narrow its $45bn trade deficit with India.

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“There’s a disturbing level of contamination of native maize with genetically modified traits,†said Timothy Wise, a researcher at the Global Development and Environment Institute at Tufts University.

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He is bringing with him desperately needed food - maize meal, peanuts and beans - for his family who are already at a makeshift camp set up in the town's football stadium.

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"Beavers can flood and waterlog fields, feed on agricultural crops like maize, as well as damage and fell trees such as cricket bat willow."

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Dozens of cranes have in recent years been found dead after they were poisoned by rice and maize farmers in Lwengo district, in south-central Uganda.

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