Ze"a (?), n. [L., a kind of grain, fr. Gr. , ; 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.

 

© Webster 1913.

Log in or register to write something here or to contact authors.