maize

🇬🇧 UK/meiz/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

A tall cereal plant producing large ears of yellow kernels; corn.

玉米

🧩 Root Breakdown

Loanword
maizeother
=maize

Common Collocations

  • 1.corn crop玉米作物
  • 2.maize field玉米田
  • 3.maize production玉米生产

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Maize is a staple crop in many parts of North America.

  • 2.

    Farmers harvest maize in autumn to make corn products.

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