1. 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
   "The farmer planted several varieties of maize in rotating fields";
   - corn, Indian corn, Zea mays
    
2. A strong yellow colour
   "The maize yellow paint made the kitchen feel sunny and cheerful";
   - gamboge, lemon, lemon yellow

Sounds like: mains, maaize, maze

Derived forms: maizes

Type of: cereal, cereal grass, yellow, yellowness

Part of: genus Zea, Zea

Encyclopedia: Maize, Michael