ZEA

Meaning of ZEA in English

genus of large grasses of the family Poaceae, order Cyperales. The two best-known species are Zea mays (see corn) and Z. mexicana (see teosinte).

Britannica English vocabulary. Английский словарь Британика. 2012

ZEA — ˈzēə noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek zea, zeia single-grained wheat; akin to Sanskrit yava barley 1. capitalized : a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ZEA — (n.) A genus of large grasses of which the Indian corn (Zea Mays) is the only species known. Its origin …
Английский словарь Webster
ZEA — ( n. ) A genus of large grasses of which the Indian corn (Zea Mays) is the only species known. …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ZEA — /zee"euh/ , n. 1. Keos. 2. a female given name.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ZEA — noun a genus of large grasses of which the indian corn (zea mays) is the only species known. its origin …
Webster English vocab
ZE — ze- n [occurring in geographical compounds] Zea-, Zee- (= sea)
Interlingua English vocab
ZEIN — noun Etymology: New Latin Zea, genus of grasses including Indian corn, from Greek zeai, plural, wheat; akin to Sanskrit yava …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ZEAXANTHIN — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary zea- (from New Latin Zea) + xanthin carotenoid pigment, from xanth- + 1-in Date: 1929 …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TEOSINTE — noun Etymology: Mexican Spanish, from Nahuatl teōcintli, from teōtl god + cintli dried ears of maize Date: circa 1877 a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SWEET CORN — noun Date: 1646 an Indian corn (especially Zea mays rugosa ) with wrinkled translucent kernels that contain a high percentage …
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POPCORN — I. noun Date: 1823 an Indian corn ( Zea mays praecox ) whose kernels on exposure to heat burst open …
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INDIAN CORN — noun Date: 1617 a tall widely cultivated American cereal grass ( Zea mays ) bearing seeds on elongated ears, the …
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FLINT CORN — noun Date: 1705 an Indian corn ( Zea mays indurata ) having hard horny usually rounded kernels with the soft …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CULTIGEN — noun Etymology: cultivated + -gen Date: 1924 a cultivated or domestic organism (as the kidney bean Phaseolus vulgaris, the dog …
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CORN EARWORM — noun Date: 1802 a noctuid moth ( Helicoverpa zea syn. Heliothis zea ) whose large striped yellow-headed larva is especially …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TEOSINTE — Tall, stout, annual grass ( Zea mexicana or Euchlaena mexicana ) of the family Poaceae (or Gramineae), native to Mexico. …
Английский словарь Британика
CORN EARWORM — or cotton bollworm or tomato fruitworm larva ( Heliothis zea , family Noctuidae) that damages corn, tomato, cotton, and other …
Английский словарь Британика
CORN — I or maize Zea mays ) of the family Poaceae (or Gramineae). It originated in the New World and has …
Английский словарь Британика
SOFT CORN — I. noun 1. : an Indian corn ( Zea mays amylacea ) having kernels shaped like those of flint corn …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
POPCORN — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: contraction of popped corn, from popped (past participle of pop ) (I) + corn 1. a. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ZEATIN — ˈzēətə̇n, -t ə n noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin Zea + English -tin (as in kinetin — herein) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ZEIN — ˈzēə̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin Zea + English -in : a prolamin constituting the principal protein in …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ZEAXANTHIN — ˌzēə+ noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary zea- (from New Latin Zea, genus name of Indian corn) + …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ZEAXANTHIN — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary zea - (from New Latin Zea ) + xanthin carotenoid pigment, from xanth - + …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CORN EARWORM — noun Date: 1802 : a noctuid moth ( Helicoverpa zea syn. Heliothis zea ) whose large striped yellow-headed larva is …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MEXICO — city, seat of Audrain county, central Missouri, U.S. It is situated on the South Fork of the Salt River. Founded …
Britannica English vocabulary
TABLE CORN — бот. сладкая столовая кукуруза (Zea mays saccharata) (ботаника) сахарная кукуруза, сладкая столовая кукуруза (Zea mays saccharata)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FLOUR CORN — бот. мучнистая или мягкая кукуруза (Zea amylacea) (ботаника) мучнистая или мягкая кукуруза (Zea amylacea)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
МАИС — 1) амер. (Zea mays) corn 2) (Zea) maize
Новый Русско-Английский биологический словарь
TABLE CORN — бот. сладкая столовая кукуруза (Zea mays saccharata) (ботаника) сахарная кукуруза, сладкая столовая кукуруза (Zea mays saccharata)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
FLOUR CORN — бот. мучнистая или мягкая кукуруза (Zea amylacea) (ботаника) мучнистая или мягкая кукуруза (Zea amylacea)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь

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