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Definition of maize noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

maize

noun
 
/meɪz/
 
/meɪz/
 [uncountable]
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  1. (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 see also corn on the cob, sweetcornTopics Farmingc1, Foodc1
  2. (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
    3. Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Spanish maíz, from Taino mahiz.
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