genus Zea

genus Zea
noun
corn
Syn: ↑Zea
Hypernyms: ↑monocot genus, ↑liliopsid genus
Member Holonyms:
Member Meronyms: ↑corn, ↑maize, ↑Indian corn, ↑Zea mays

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  • Zea — noun corn • Syn: ↑genus Zea • Hypernyms: ↑monocot genus, ↑liliopsid genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Gramineae, ↑family Gramineae, ↑Graminaceae …   Useful english dictionary

  • Zea italica — Taxobox name = Zea italica image width = 200px image caption = Cultivars of maize regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Liliopsida ordo = Poales familia = Poaceae genus = Zea species = Z. italica binomial = Zea italica binomial… …   Wikipedia

  • Zea mays — noun tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre Columbian times • Syn: ↑corn, ↑maize, ↑Indian corn •… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Zea Mays — Maize Maize (m[=a]z), n. [Sp. maiz. fr. mahiz or mahis, is the language of the Island of Haiti.] (Bot.) A large species of American grass of the genus {Zea} ({Zea Mays}), widely cultivated as a forage and food plant; Indian corn, commonly called… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Zea Mays — Indian corn Indian corn (Bot.), A cereal plant of the genus {Zea} ({Zea Mays}), also simply called {corn}, used widely as a food; the maize, a native plant of America; more specifically: a primitive variety of {Zea Mays} having variegated kernels …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Zea Mays — Indian corn Indian corn (Bot.), A cereal plant of the genus {Zea} ({Zea Mays}), also simply called {corn}, used widely as a food; the maize, a native plant of America; more specifically: a primitive variety of {Zea Mays} having variegated kernels …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Zea — ID 89579 Symbol Key ZEA Common Name corn Family Poaceae Category Monocot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Zea mays — ID 89582 Symbol Key ZEMA Common Name corn Family Poaceae Category Monocot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Introduced to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Zea diploperennis — ID 89580 Symbol Key ZEDI Common Name diploperennial teosinte Family Poaceae Category Monocot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Cultivated, or not in the U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution N/A Growth Habit Graminoid …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Zea luxurians — ID 89581 Symbol Key ZELU Common Name teosinte Family Poaceae Category Monocot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Cultivated, or not in the U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution N/A Growth Habit N/A …   USDA Plant Characteristics

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