🌽maize

Meaning

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

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

Example Sentences

Farmers harvested the maize in late autumn.

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

Example Expressions

ears of maize

Synonyms

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

Entry 1

corn, grain, cereal, crop, kernel

Entry 2

corn, Indian corn, sweet corn

Antonyms

none, barren, wheat, rice, barley

Entry 1

none, barren

Entry 2

wheat, rice, barley

Collocations

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

Entry 1

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

Entry 2

maize flour, maize crop, sweet maize