Zea mays

Translingual

Varieties of Zea mays.

Proper noun

Zea mays f

1. A taxonomic species within the family Poaceae – maize or corn (US), domesticated in Central America, now grown worldwide.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Poales - order; Poaceae - family; Panicoideae - subfamily; Sacchareae - tribe; Tripsacinae - subtribe; Zea - genus

Hyponyms

• (genus): Zea mays huehuetenangensis, Zea mays parviglumis - subspecies

Derived terms

• Pseudovirus zea mays
• Sirevirus zea mays

See also

• List of sequenced plant genomes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

• Zea mays on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Zea mays on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Zea mays on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Zea mays at USDA Plants database