🔤 Zea Mays ✨
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URDU
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Roman Urdu:
makai, bhutta, zia maiz
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ENGLISH
📚noun (scientific / botanical phrase)
zea mays
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PRONUNCIATION
Standard: /ˌziː.ə ˈmeɪz/
Phonetic: /zee-uh mayz/
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DEFINITION
the scientific botanical name for maize or corn, a cereal grain plant cultivated globally for its edible kernels
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES
Farmers in the region cultivate Zea mays as a primary staple crop every summer.
Genetically modified varieties of Zea mays are designed to resist major agricultural pests.
The botanical classification Zea mays belongs to the grass family Poaceae.
Archaeological findings show that Zea mays was first domesticated in Central America thousands of years ago.
Scientists extracted starch and bioethanol directly from processed Zea mays crops.
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SYNONYMS
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