maize

noun

1. (chiefly in British and technical usage) corn1(def 1).
2. a pale yellow resembling the color of corn.

noun

1. Also called: Indian corn
   1. a tall annual grass, Zea mays, cultivated for its yellow edible grains, which develop on a spike
   2. the grain of this plant, used for food, fodder, and as a source of oilUsual US and Canadian name: corn See also sweet corn
2. 1. a yellow colour
   2. (as modifier)a maize gown

n.1550s, from Cuban Spanish maiz, from Arawakan (Haiti) mahiz.