name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
Zea
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/ˈziː.ə/
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CMU ARPABET: Z IY1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Any plant of the genus Zea.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
corn
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: genus Zea
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: monocot genus, liliopsid genus
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Galician and Spanish Zea, probably a variant of Cea, named after several placenames in the Iberian peninsula.
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Czech: kukuřice — plant