maizとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

maiz (countable and uncountable, plural maizes)

1. Obsolete form of maize.
   • 1888, Mariano A. Pelliza, Manual of the Immigrant to the Argentine Republic, "Courrier de la Plata,", page 10:

     Corn, maiz, canvass and every kind of vegetables are growing on with the least amount of culture, the land being so fat and rich in virtues. So a ploughshare and a rake of epinous branches are sufficient to sow corn; what is to be done since the 15th of May until the 15th of July, without any need of other work to the harvest-time.

   • 1898, William Jared Clark, Commercial Cuba: A Book for Business Men, page 202:

     INDIAN CORN (Maiz).—Consular statements to the contrary, this is an important product for local consumption in many portions of the island, especially flourishing on the uplands.