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Zea mays vs field corn

field corn vs Zea mays

Zea mays and field corn both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Zea mays Yes No No No
field corn Yes No No No
As nouns, field corn is a hyponym of Zea mays; that is, field corn is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than Zea mays:
  • Zea mays: tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
  • field corn: corn grown primarily for animal feed or market grain
Zea mays (noun) field corn (noun)
tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times corn grown primarily for animal feed or market grain
Difference between Zea mays and field corn

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