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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Zea

/(zē"ȧ)/ · Ze·a · IPA /ˈziː.ə/
01 n. A genus of large grasses of which the Indian corn (Zea Mays) is the only species known. Its origin is not yet ascertained. See Maize.
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    A genus of large grasses of which the Indian corn (Zea Mays) is the only species known. Its origin is not yet ascertained. See Maize.(Bot.) See: Maize