Meaning & use
Maize
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A cereal plant that produces large grains, or kernels, set in rows on a cob; also the grain itself, known as corn in the US.
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Farmers across the region planted fields of maize before the summer rains.
Maize has been a staple crop in Mesoamerica for thousands of years.
A note on using this word
The word entered English from the Spanish 'maíz,' which came from the Taíno language of the Caribbean.
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corn
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