maize

a. a tall annual grass, Zea mays, cultivated for its yellow edible grains, which develop on a spike

b. the grain of this plant, used for food, fodder, and as a source of oil

2. a yellow colour

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corn

Corn/maize shoots can be eaten when they resemble large blades of grass that taste like sweet corn. Young maize shoots look like yellow grass and accumulate a powerful antibiotic substance called DIMBOA, a natural defense against pathogenic bacteria and fungus. Corn does not contain the gluten that causes celiac disease. The whole baby corn in husk may also be eaten, silk and all. Corn/maize kernels are very high in starch, which turns into sugar in the body. The really healthy part of the plant is the cornsilk (see Cornsilk)

maize

[māz]

(botany)

Zea mays. Indian corn, a tall cereal grass characterized by large ears.

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