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Webster 1913 Edition

(māz)

Noun.

[Sp.

maiz

. fr.

mahiz

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.

Maize eater

(Zool.)

a South American bird of the genus

Pseudoleistes

, allied to the troupials.

–

Maize yellow

a delicate pale yellow.

See also: maize

maizē f