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zea


  3  definitions  found 
 
  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  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  Zea 
  n  :  corn  [syn:  {Zea},  {genus  Zea}] 




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