maize vs yellow

yellow vs maize

maize and yellow both are nouns.

maize is not an adjective while yellow is an adjective.

maize is not a verb while yellow is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
maize	Yes	No	No	No
yellow	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, yellow is a hypernym of maize; that is, yellow is a word with a broader meaning than maize:

maize: a strong yellow color
yellow: yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons

Other hypernyms of maize include yellowness.

maize (noun)	yellow (noun)
a strong yellow color	yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons
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

maize (adjective)	yellow (adjective)
	of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
	easily frightened
	cowardly or treacherous
	changed to a yellowish color by age
	typical of tabloids
	affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc

maize (verb)	yellow (verb)
	turn yellow

Difference between maize and yellow

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