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noun
Origin: < ModL Zea, a genus of grasses (< Gr zeia, one-seeded wheat < IE base *yewo-, grain, barley > Sans yava-, Lith jãvas, a kind of grain) + -in
See zein in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Origin:
Origin: New Latin Zēa, corn genus (from Latin zēa, emmer, from Greek zeia, one-seeded wheat, barley; see yewo- in Indo-European roots)
Origin: + -in
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