: a tall annual cereal grass (Zea mays) originally domesticated in Mexico and widely grown for its large elongated ears of starchy seeds : corn entry 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
Evelyn Dana FeldBut 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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Three people in Haiti have been killed as a result of the storm, which wiped out nearly 40 acres of maize.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 27 Oct. 2025
The name refers to the practice of growing three crops—beans, squash or pumpkin, and maize—together in a single section of land, a technique also known as intercropping or interplanting.
—JSTOR Daily, 14 Oct. 2025
Kickoff is set for golden hour in Los Angeles, and USC’s gold will match Michigan’s maize inside the Coliseum.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Half of the country’s rice, cotton, and maize crops have been damaged, while workshops vital to the country’s textiles industry are under water, and doctors warned that conditions in camps for the millions of displaced are likely to cause disease.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 23 Sep. 2025
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Solcyré Burga, Time, 27 Oct. 2025
The name refers to the practice of growing three crops—beans, squash or pumpkin, and maize—together in a single section of land, a technique also known as intercropping or interplanting.
—JSTOR Daily, 14 Oct. 2025
Kickoff is set for golden hour in Los Angeles, and USC’s gold will match Michigan’s maize inside the Coliseum.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Half of the country’s rice, cotton, and maize crops have been damaged, while workshops vital to the country’s textiles industry are under water, and doctors warned that conditions in camps for the millions of displaced are likely to cause disease.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 23 Sep. 2025
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“Maize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maize. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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