name
Meaning 1
A surname, variant of Mayes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
A surname, variant of Mayes.
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name
A unisex given name.
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noun
Corn; a type of grain of the species Zea mays.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
a strong yellow color
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: gamboge, lemon, lemon yellow
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Broader terms: yellow, yellowness
noun
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: corn, Indian corn, Zea mays
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Broader terms: cereal, cereal grass
Narrower terms: field corn, sweet corn, sugar corn, green corn, sweet corn plant, Zea mays rugosa, Zea saccharata, popcorn, Zea mays everta
History
Borrowed from Spanish maíz, from Taíno *mahis, *mahisi, from Proto-Arawak *marikɨ. Cognate with Lokono marisi, Wayuu maiki.
Across languages
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