Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Zea"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Zea \Ze"a\ (z[=e]"[.a]), n. [L., a kind of grain, fr. Gr. ze`a,
zeia`; cf. Skr. yava barley.] (Bot.)
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}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Zein \Ze"in\, n. [Cf. F. z['e]["i]ne. See {Zea}.] (Chem.)
A nitrogenous substance of the nature of gluten, obtained
from the seeds of Indian corn ({Zea}) as a soft, yellowish,
amorphous substance. [Formerly written {zeine}.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Zea
n : corn [syn: {Zea}, {genus Zea}]
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