maïs

Definitions of maïs
  1. 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
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    type of:
    céréales
    grass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat; rice; rye; oats; maize; buckwheat; millet
  2. noun
    the dried grains or kernels or corn used as animal feed or ground for meal
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    type of:
    graine
    a single whole grain of a cereal
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