noun
(1) A strong yellow color
(2) 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
Etymology
Spanish
maíz, from
maisí,
mahis (variously spelled).
Synonyms
- corn (US English, Canadian English, Australian English)
- green corn
- Indian corn
- sugar corn
- sweet corn