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A yellow cylindrical mass of egg capsule of certain species of whelks (Buccinum), which resembles an ear of maize.
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The external covering or envelope of certain fruits or seeds; glume; hull; rind; in the United States, especially applied to the covering of the ears of maize.
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A large grass (Euchlaena luxurians) closely related to maize. It is native of Mexico and Central America, but is now cultivated for fodder in the Southern United States and in many warm countries. Called also Guatemala grass.
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A small or imperfect ear of maize.
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Maize or Indian corn; -- the common name in South Africa.
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A large species of American grass of the genus Zea (Z. Mays), widely cultivated as a forage and food plant; Indian corn. Also, its seed, growing on cobs, and used as food for men animals.
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To put forth a tassel or flower; as, maize tassels.
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That which resembles silk, as the filiform styles of the female flower of maize.
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An unleavened cake, as of maize flour, baked on a heated iron or stone.
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To strip off the suckers or shoots from; to deprive of suckers; as, to sucker maize.
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The larva of a noctuid mmoth (Achatodes zeae) which feeds inside the stalks of corn (maize), sometimes causing much damage. It is smooth, with a black head and tail and a row of black dots across each segment.
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Green maize and beans boiled together. The dish is borrowed from the native Indians.
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The principal commodity of traffic in a market; a principal commodity or production of a country or district; as, wheat, maize, and cotton are great staples of the United States.
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A genus of large grasses of which the Indian corn (Zea Mays) is the only species known. Its origin is not yet ascertained. See Maize.
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Maize hulled and broken, and prepared for food by being boiled in water.
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An article of food consisting of maize broken or bruised, which is cooked by boiling, and usually eaten with milk; coarse hominy.
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An intoxicating liquor distilled from grain, potatoes, etc., especially in Scotland, Ireland, and the United States. In the United States, whisky is generally distilled from maize, rye, or wheat, but in Scotland and Ireland it is often made from malted barley.
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Grain (esp. maize, rye, or oats) that is coarsely ground and unbolted; also, a kind of flour made from beans, pease, etc.; sometimes, any flour, esp. if coarse.
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A meeting of neighbors or friends to assist in husking maize; -- called also
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The stem or main axis of a plant; as, a stalk of wheat, rye, or oats; the stalks of maize or hemp.
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