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   ‖Zea (zēˈȧ), n. [L., a kind of grain, fr. Gr. ζέα, ζειά; 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.
   
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