maize 音标拼音: [m'ez]
n . 玉蜀黍,黄色
a . 玉蜀黍色的,黄色的
玉蜀黍,黄色玉蜀黍色的,黄色的
maize n 1 :
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 [
synonym : {
corn }, {
maize }, {
Indian corn }, {
Zea mays }]
2 :
a strong yellow color [
synonym : {
gamboge }, {
lemon }, {
lemon yellow }, {
maize }]
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 {
corn }.
Also ,
its seed ,
growing on cobs ,
and used as food for men and animals .
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{
Maize eater } (
Zool .),
a South American bird of the genus {
Pseudoleistes },
allied to the troupials .
{
Maize yellow },
a delicate pale yellow .
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Corn \
Corn \,
n . [
AS .
corn ;
akin to OS .
korn ,
D .
koren ,
G .,
Dan .,
Sw ., &
Icel .
korn ,
Goth .
ka ['
u ]
rn ,
L .
granum ,
Russ .
zerno .
Cf . {
Grain }, {
Kernel }.]
1 .
A single seed of certain plants ,
as wheat ,
rye ,
barley ,
and maize ;
a grain .
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2 .
The various farinaceous grains of the cereal grasses used for food ,
as wheat ,
rye ,
barley ,
maize ,
oats .
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Note :
In Scotland ,
corn is generally restricted to oats ,
in the United States ,
to maize ,
or {
Indian corn } (
see sense 3 ),
and in England to wheat .
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1913 Webster PJC ]
3 .
a tall cereal plant ({
Zea mays })
bearing its seeds as large kernels in multiple rows on the surface of a hard cylindrical ear ,
the core of which (
the cob )
is not edible ; --
also called {
Indian corn }
and ,
in technical literature , {
maize }.
There are several kinds ;
as , {
yellow corn },
which grows chiefly in the Northern States ,
and is yellow when ripe ; {
white corn }
or {
southern corn },
which grows to a great height ,
and has long white kernels ;
{
sweet corn },
comprising a number of sweet and tender varieties ,
grown chiefly at the North ,
some of which have kernels that wrinkle when ripe and dry ; {
pop corn },
any small variety ,
used for popping .
Corn seeds may be cooked while on the ear and eaten directly ,
or may be stripped from the ear and cooked subsequently .
The term {
Indian corn }
is often used to refer to a primitive type of corn having kernels of varied color borne on the same cob ;
it is used for decoration ,
especially in the fall .
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4 .
The plants which produce corn ,
when growing in the field ;
the stalks and ears ,
or the stalks ,
ears ,
and seeds ,
after reaping and before thrashing .
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In one night ,
ere glimpse of morn ,
His shadowy flail had thrashed the corn . --
Milton .
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5 .
A small ,
hard particle ;
a grain . "
Corn of sand ." --
Bp .
Hall . "
A corn of powder ." --
Beau . &
Fl .
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{
Corn ball },
a ball of popped corn stuck together with soft candy from molasses or sugar .
{
Corn bread },
bread made of Indian meal .
{
Corn cake },
a kind of corn bread ;
johnny cake ;
hoecake .
{
Corn cockle } (
Bot .),
a weed ({
Agrostemma Githago }
syn .
{
Lychnis Githago }),
having bright flowers ,
common in grain fields .
{
Corn flag } (
Bot .),
a plant of the genus {
Gladiolus }; --
called also {
sword lily }.
{
Corn fly }. (
Zool .)
(
a )
A small fly which ,
in the larval state ,
is injurious to grain ,
living in the stalk ,
and causing the disease called "
gout ,"
on account of the swelled joints .
The common European species is {
Chlorops t [
ae ]
niopus }.
(
b )
A small fly ({
Anthomyia ze })
whose larva or maggot destroys seed corn after it has been planted .
{
Corn fritter },
a fritter having green Indian corn mixed through its batter . [
U .
S .]
{
Corn laws },
laws regulating trade in corn ,
especially those in force in Great Britain till 1846 ,
prohibiting the importation of foreign grain for home consumption ,
except when the price rose above a certain rate .
{
Corn marigold }. (
Bot .)
See under {
Marigold }.
{
Corn oyster },
a fritter containing grated green Indian corn and butter ,
the combined taste resembling that of oysters .
[
U .
S .]
{
Corn parsley } (
Bot .),
a plant of the parsley genus ({
Petroselinum segetum }),
a weed in parts of Europe and Asia .
{
Corn popper },
a utensil used in popping corn .
{
Corn poppy } (
Bot .),
the red poppy ({
Papaver Rh [
oe ]
as }),
common in European cornfields ; --
also called {
corn rose }.
{
Corn rent },
rent paid in corn .
{
Corn rose }.
See {
Corn poppy }.
{
Corn salad } (
Bot .),
a name given to several species of {
Valerianella },
annual herbs sometimes used for salad .
{
Valerianella olitoria }
is also called {
lamb '
s lettuce }.
{
Corn stone },
red limestone . [
Prov .
Eng .]
{
Corn violet } (
Bot .),
a species of {
Campanula }.
{
Corn weevil }. (
Zool .)
(
a )
A small weevil which causes great injury to grain .
(
b )
In America ,
a weevil ({
Sphenophorus ze [
ae ]})
which attacks the stalk of maize near the root ,
often doing great damage .
See {
Grain weevil },
under {
Weevil }.
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1913 Webster ]
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Maize - Wikipedia Maize is cultivated throughout the world; a greater weight of maize is produced each year than any other grain In 2020, world production was 1 1 billion tonnes
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Maize - Zea mays | Kew Maize, or corn, is the most grown cereal grain in the whole world by weight In 2021, the world produced over 1 2 billion tonnes of maize for use in everything from food, drink, fuel, and even fish bait
Maize: An Introduction | Springer Nature Link Maize (Zea mays L ) is the cereal crop with highest production in the world It is cultivated across >170 countries due to its multifaceted utility in food, feed, fodder, and numerous other industries
玉米 - 维基百科,自由的百科全书 ^ Maize production in 2017, Crops Regions Production Quantity from pick lists United Nations, Food and Agriculture Organization, Statistics Division (FAOSTAT) 2018 [15 March 2020]
MAIZE中文 (简体)翻译:剑桥词典 The villagers cultivate mostly maize and beans In Britain, this flour usually goes under the name of maize meal The villagers grow coffee and maize to sell in the market
A pangenome of maize provides genetic insights into drought . . . - Nature Thus, this study provides valuable insight into the genetic control of drought resistance in maize at different growing stages
corn和maize的区别是什么? - 知乎 在北美的英语表达里, Maize 指的是玉米这种植物, Corn 指的是这种食品(可以是玉米棒,玉米粒甚至是各式各样经过处理的玉米食材),但是大部分情况下是一回事。 英式表达就差很多了,玉米是Maize,corn其实指的是 cereal 类的作物不仅限于玉米
玉米起源的那点事儿 | 科学春秋 - 知乎 玉米在英文中被称为maize或corn,我们都知道corn更多是美国人的叫法,而maize这个更普遍的英文称呼来自于西班牙语maíz,该西语词汇则来源于中美洲加勒比海群岛生活的 Taíno人 对玉米的称谓mahiz,15世纪末到达加勒比群岛的西班牙殖民者继续沿用了当时土著Taíno