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maize

/meɪz/

Meanings
noun
Corn; a type of grain of the species Zea mays.

Examples :

"The farmer grew rows of maize in his field, which he would later harvest for animal feed. "
food vegetable plant agriculture

Related Words

Illustration harvest

harvest noun

/ˈhaːvəst/ /ˈhɑː(ɹ)vəst/ /ˈhɑɹ.vəst/

The third season of the year; autumn; fall.

"Harvest is usually very damp and rainy."

Illustration type

type noun

/taɪp/

A grouping based on shared characteristics; a class.

"This type of plane can handle rough weather more easily than that type of plane."

Illustration field

field noun

/fiːld/ /fild/

A land area free of woodland, cities, and towns; open country.

"There are several species of wild flowers growing in this field."

Illustration species

species noun

/ˈspiːsiːz/

Type or kind. (Compare race.)

"the male species"

Illustration later

later adjective

/ˈleɪtə/ /ˈleɪtɚ/

Near the end of a period of time.

"It was late in the evening when we finally arrived."

Illustration grain

grain noun

/ɡɹeɪn/

The harvested seeds of various grass food crops eg: wheat, corn, barley.

"We stored a thousand tons of grain for the winter."

Illustration which

which pronoun

/wɪt͡ʃ/

(interrogative) What one or ones (of those mentioned or implied).

"By now, you must surely know which is which."

Illustration farmer

farmer noun

/fɑːmə/ /fɑɹmɚ/

A person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock, especially on a farm.

"The farmer planted corn in his fields every spring. "

Illustration would

would noun

/wʊd/ /wəd/

Something that would happen, or would be the case, under different circumstances; a potentiality.

"A promotion at work would be a great reward for his hard work. "

Illustration mays

mays verb

/meɪz/

To gather may, or flowers in general.

"Every spring, the children mays in the meadow, collecting wildflowers to decorate their classroom. "

Illustration corn

corn noun

/kɔɹn/ /kɔːn/

The main cereal plant grown for its grain in a given region, such as oats in parts of Scotland and Ireland, and wheat or barley in England and Wales.

"In the United States, corn is the main cereal crop. "

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animal noun

/ˈænɪməl/

In scientific usage, a multicellular organism that is usually mobile, whose cells are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing it from plants and fungi) and which derives energy solely from the consumption of other organisms (distinguishing it from plants).

"A cat is an animal, not a plant. Humans are also animals, under the scientific definition, as we are not plants."