noun
- 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.
- synonyms: corn, Indian corn, Zea mays
- A strong yellow color.
- synonyms: gamboge, lemon, lemon yellow
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