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In a message dated 10/15/2007 3:29:05 A.M. Eastern Daylight
Time, eichhorn@xxxxxx writes:
I think they're known as maize in the old world! *****************************************************************************
Maize pronounced [maˈɪs]) (Zea mays
L. ssp. mays;
principally known as corn[1][2][3]) is a
cereal grain that was
domesticated in Mesoamerica and then
spread throughout the American continents. Maize spread to the rest of the world
after European contact with the Americas in the late 15th century and early 16th century. The term maize
derives from the Spanish form (maíz) of the Arawak Native American
term for the plant. However, it is commonly called corn in the
United
States, Canada and
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