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field corn vs maize

maize vs field corn

field corn and maize both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
field corn Yes No No No
maize Yes No No No
As nouns, maize is a hypernym of field corn; that is, maize is a word with a broader meaning than field corn:
  • field corn: corn grown primarily for animal feed or market grain
  • maize: 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
Other hypernyms of field corn include corn, Indian corn, Zea mays, field crop.
field corn (noun) maize (noun)
corn grown primarily for animal feed or market grain a strong yellow color
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
Difference between field corn and maize

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