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Maize is a more formal name for what is now widely called "corn." Before the discovery of the Americas by the Europeans, all grains in Europe were called "corns." When the Europeans encountered the native Americans growing a multicolored grain with seeds on a large cob they called the product "maize." Selective breeding of the plant produced the all-yellow plant we know today as corn or maize. In common usage, the word "corn" has come to be used only for this American grain, with , and "maize" used in more formal scientific situations. The phrase "Indian corn" sometimes used for the older, multicolored varieties.
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What is the difference between maize-flour and maize-meal?
the size of the grain
Maida is invented in which grain?
maize
Why do you not use the term maize fruit and maize seed?
The maize grain is actually a fruit in which the fruit wall and the seed coat are fused together to form a protective layer. Such a fruit is termed as grain or seed .therefore, we call it as maize seed instead of maize fruit
Masa is made from the flour of which grain?
maize
How was maize created?
Maize is corn, so it is planted, grown, then harvested.
What percentage of the maize grain is flour?
None because Maize is corn and when ground is corn meal.
What is a maize herb or a shrub?
Neither. It is a form of grain.
Why is a maize grain regarded as a fruit?
The maize (corn) grain is a cereal grass. The part we use for food is the caryopsis, a type of fruit.
Is maize wind pollinated?
yes, maize is wind pollinated, like virtually every ther grain.
What is the homophones of maize and the meaning of maize?
The homophones for "maize" are "maze" and "maise." Maize is a type of grain crop that is also known as corn, commonly used for food and animal feed.
Why maize grain is a fruit but not seed?
Cereals, grains, or cereal grains are grasses (members of the monocot families Poaceae or Gramineae).Maize is a monocotyledon (monocot) it is a grain not a fruit.The kernel of maize is often referred to as the seed and can be refered to as a fruit. The cob is close to a multiple fruit in structure, except that the individual fruits (the kernels) never fuse into a single mass.
What are Bulgaria's two leading grain crops?
Wheat and maize.
