Maize

Zea mays

Summary 2

Maize (/meɪz/ MAYZ; Zea mays subsp. mays, from Spanish: maíz after Taíno mahiz), also known as corn, is a cereal grain first domesticated by indigenous peoples in southern Mexico about 10,000 years ago. The leafy stalk of the plant produces separate pollen and ovuliferous inflorescences or ears, which are fruits, yielding kernels or seeds.

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  1. (c) Roger Culos, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zea_mays_%27Lacaune%27_MHNT.BOT.2015.34.5.jpg
  2. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zea_mays

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