Synonyms: Indian corn, Zea mays, corn, maize
Definition: 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
Similar words: cereal, cereal grass
Definition: grass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat; rice; rye; oats; maize; buckwheat; millet