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单词 maize
释义
maize
noun[U]
UK
uk
/meɪz/us
/meɪz/
(UScorn)
atallplantgrownin manypartsof theworldforitsyellowseeds, which areeatenasfood, made intoflour, orfedtoanimals
玉蜀黍，玉米
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Examples
  • Thevillagerscultivatemostlymaize andbeans.
  • InBritain, thisflourusually goes under thenameof maizemeal.
  • Thevillagersgrowcoffeeand maize tosellin themarket.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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  • arborio
  • arborio rice
  • barley
  • basmati
  • cottonseed
  • dent corn
  • durum wheat
  • einkorn
  • emmer
  • Indian corn
  • kasha
  • long-grain rice
  • malt
  • mielie
  • rice
  • rolled oats
  • rye
  • semolina
  • short-grain rice
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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Animal food
Common plants
(Definition ofmaizefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

maize| American Dictionary

maize
noun[U]
us
/meɪz/
corn
(Definition ofmaizefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmaize

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On-farm evaluation of the contribution of sole and mixed applications of organic matter and urea tomaizegrain production in the savanna.
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For themaizeyield and net returns equations, the estimated coefficients of the farm size variables were statistically different between the adopters and non-adopters.
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The pieces ofmaizestems were replaced once every two days.
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In the 1730s themaizeprice begins to reach 15 reales by 1740, and it remains there until 1750.
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This indicated thatmaizecallus produced raffinose in response to some, perhaps all, stresses, but that raffinose amounts may be controlled by hydrolytic activity.
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In the present study, tunnel length inmaizetended to increase with age of the plant, while larval weight per cm tunnel produced decreased.
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These include commercialmaizeproduction, horticulture, tree crops, dairy, and cattle ranching.
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Households reduced the production of other crops, with the largest reductions in sorghum andmaizeproduction.
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Reasons for abandoning the trial included sickness of the farmer and the desire to grow crops other thanmaizeat the experimental site.
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These conditions are met in cross-pollinated crops such asmaize.
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Another explanation could be the lack inmaizeof specific signal sequences for the transport to phloem sap.
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However, it was not financially attractive for smallholder farmers to intercrop compared with growing low input sole cropmaize.
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The lowestmaizeyield harvested in 1996/97 under solemaizewas attributed to leaching and water logging due to excessive rainfall and lodging.
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The experimental treatments comprised all combinations of themaizeand peas cultivars and their respective sole crops, giving eight treatments.
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The insect neither attacked nor entered diapause inmaizeplanted during the same period as the other crops.
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