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popcorn vs maize

maize vs popcorn

popcorn and maize both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
popcorn Yes No No No
maize Yes No No No
As nouns, maize is a hypernym of popcorn; that is, maize is a word with a broader meaning than popcorn:
  • popcorn: corn having small ears and kernels that burst when exposed to dry heat
  • 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 popcorn include corn, Indian corn, Zea mays.
popcorn (noun) maize (noun)
small kernels of corn exploded by heat a strong yellow color
corn having small ears and kernels that burst when exposed to dry heat 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
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