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Zea mays rugosa

DEFINITIONS OF: Zea mays rugosa

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n a corn plant developed in order to have young ears that are sweet and suitable for eating

Synonyms:
Zea saccharata, green corn, sugar corn, sweet corn, sweet corn plant
Type of:
Indian corn, Zea mays, corn, maize
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
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