■ noun Brit. a cereal plant originating in Central America and yielding large grains (corn or sweetcorn) set in rows on a cob. [ Zea mays .]
Origin
C16: from Sp. maíz , from Taino mahiz .
■ noun Brit. a cereal plant originating in Central America and yielding large grains (corn or sweetcorn) set in rows on a cob. [ Zea mays .]
Origin
C16: from Sp. maíz , from Taino mahiz .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004