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maize definition

maize (māz)

noun

  1. Chiefly Brit. corn ()
  2. the color of ripe corn; yellow

Etymology: Sp maíz < WInd (Taino) mahiz

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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