ZEA MAYS RUGOSA

 Dictionary entry overview: What does Zea mays rugosa mean? 

• ZEA MAYS RUGOSA (noun)
  The noun ZEA MAYS RUGOSA has 1 sense:

1. a corn plant developed in order to have young ears that are sweet and suitable for eating

  Familiarity information: ZEA MAYS RUGOSA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ZEA MAYS RUGOSA (noun)

Meaning:

A corn plant developed in order to have young ears that are sweet and suitable for eating

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

green corn; sugar corn; sweet corn; sweet corn plant; Zea mays rugosa; Zea saccharata

Hypernyms ("Zea mays rugosa" is a kind of...):

corn; Indian corn; maize; Zea mays (tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times)

Holonyms ("Zea mays rugosa" is a part of...):

corn; edible corn (ears of corn grown for human food)