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Zea  n.  (Bot.) A genus of large grasses of which the Indian corn (Zea Mays) is the only species known. Its origin is not yet ascertained. See Maize.





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"Zea" Quotes from Famous Books



... Maize: Zea Mays.—Botanists are nearly unanimous that all the cultivated kinds belong to the same species. It is undoubtedly[565] of American origin, and was grown by the aborigines throughout the continent from New England to Chili. Its cultivation must have been extremely ancient, for ...
— The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Vol. I. • Charles Darwin


Words linked to "Zea" :   grass family, Gramineae, Zea mays, Zea saccharata, family Gramineae, Zea mays everta, Graminaceae, Zea mays amylacea, monocot genus, family Graminaceae, Zea mays indurata, genus Zea, Zea mays rugosa, family Poaceae, corn, Indian corn, liliopsid genus, Zea mays indentata, Poaceae


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