: a tall annual cereal grass (Zea mays) originally domesticated in Mexico and widely grown for its large elongated ears of starchy seeds : cornentry 1 sense 4
Along with maize, their main food, the ancient Maya planted squash, beans, peppers, cacao, and other plants, all of which they used for food or medicinal purposes. Evelyn Dana Feld
But evidence has been elusive, because the standard macrofossils—say, squash rinds or maize kernels—quickly rot in the sultry climate. Kathryn Brown
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Recent Examples on the WebThis one’s pretty self-explanatory — no one in maize and blue wants a repeat of the 2017 loss to the Spartans in a massive storm in Ann Arbor. Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 4 Sep. 2022 Water shortages and heat stress are also reducing European crop yields, with maize, soybeans, and sunflowers hardest hit. Andrew Mark Miller, Fox News, 30 Aug. 2022 Chinthamba Gama, who runs a small business in the African country of Malawi that is involved in fish farming, raising livestock, and growing crops like maize, chilies, and beans, is more than ready for Russia’s war on Ukraine to end. Yvonne Lau, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2022 After the victory in Michigan Stadium, Michigan players and Harbaugh noted the Wolverines were inspired by some things Ohio State had said in the past, words that were viewed as signs of disrespect by some in maize and blue. Doug Lesmerises, cleveland, 26 July 2022 Even our creation story of how humans were born from maize (corn) puts us in the circle of life and with nature, not above it or outside of that circle. Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Aug. 2022 Biz Blog MiLB game day journal ahead of what will be another A-maize-ing night for Major League Baseball at the Field of Dreams. Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 11 Aug. 2022 This included a 5% levy on pre-packaged and unbranded items such as wheat, rice, maize, makhana (fox nuts), specified flour, meat, and curd. Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 19 July 2022 The country also exports about 30 million tons of maize (corn) annually to the European Union alone—crucial to feeding millions of animals on the continent. Vivienne Walt, Fortune, 9 July 2022 See More