Maize

Meaning

a tall cereal plant bearing large grains on a cob; corn

a tall cereal plant grown for its large yellow grains, also called corn

Example Sentences

Farmers in the region grow maize as their primary crop for both food and animal feed.

Farmers harvested the maize in late autumn.

Example Expressions

ears of maize

Synonyms

corn, Indian corn, sweet corn, grain, cereal, crop, kernel

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corn, Indian corn, sweet corn

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corn, grain, cereal, crop, kernel

Antonyms

wheat, rice, barley, none, barren

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wheat, rice, barley

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none, barren

Collocations

maize flour, maize crop, sweet maize, maize field, ears of maize

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maize flour, maize crop, sweet maize

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maize field, maize crop, maize flour, ears of maize