Maize

noun

1. A small hard particle grain
2. A small hard seed
3. The grain of a cereal grass that is the primary crop of a region (such as wheat in Britain and oats in Scotland and Ireland)
4. A tall annual cereal grass (Zea mays) originally domesticated in Mexico and widely grown for its large elongated ears of starchy seeds
5. The typically yellow or whitish seeds of corn used especially as food for humans and livestock
6. An ear of corn with or without its leafy outer covering
7. Corn whiskey
8. Something (such as writing, music, or acting) that is corny
9. The quality or state of being corny corniness
10. Corn snow

verb

1. To form into grains granulate
2. To preserve or season with salt in grains
3. To cure or preserve in brine containing preservatives and often seasonings

   "corned beef"

4. To feed with corn

noun

1. A local hardening and thickening of epidermis (as on a toe)

noun

1. An Old World moth (Ostrinia nubilalis) widespread in eastern and central North America where its larva is a major pest in the stems, crowns, and fruits of crop plants and especially corn
2. A pyralid moth (Diatraea grandiosella) whose larva causes serious damage especially to corn crops by boring in the stalks

noun

1. Bread made with cornmeal

noun

1. A piece of a dry crisp snack food prepared from a seasoned cornmeal batter

noun

1. An annual hairy weed (Agrostemma githago) of the pink family with purplish-red flowers that is found in grain fields

noun

1. A cake of corn bread that is fried, baked, or boiled as a dumpling

noun

1. A frankfurter dipped in cornmeal batter, fried, and served on a stick

noun

1. A noctuid moth (Helicoverpa zea synonym Heliothis zea) whose large striped yellow-headed larva is especially destructive to corn, tomatoes, tobacco, and cotton bolls