Zea
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
From New Latin zea, from Ancient Greek ζειά (zeiá, “spelt”).
Proper noun edit
Zea f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – the teosintes, a group of large grasses that includes maize.
Hypernyms edit
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids - clades; Poales - order; Poaceae - family; Panicoideae - subfamily; Sacchareae - tribe; Tripsacinae - subtribe
Hyponyms edit
- (genus): Zea sect. Zea, Zea sect. Luxuriantes - sections
- Zea mays - type species; Zea diploperennis, Zea luxurians, Zea mexicana, Zea nicaraguensis, Zea perennis - other accepted species
References edit
- Zea (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Zea (Poaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Zea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Zea at USDA Plants database
- Zea at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Zea at Encyclopedia of Life
- Zea at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Zea at Germplasm Resources Information Network
- Zea at The Plant List
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Galician and Spanish Zea, probably a variant of Cea, named after several placenames in the Iberian peninsula.
Proper noun edit
Zea (plural Zeas)
- A surname.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Zea is the 20019th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1337 individuals. Zea is most common among Hispanic/Latino (67.39%) and White (31.04%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Zea”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Variant of Cea. from Galician.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈθea/ [ˈθe.a]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˈsea/ [ˈse.a]
- Rhymes: -ea
- Syllabification: Ze‧a
Proper noun edit
Zea m or f by sense
- a surname from Galician