n. 1.〔英国〕【植物;植物学】玉蜀黍,玉米。 ★美国、加拿大叫 corn。 2.玉米色。 短语和例子 the maize country 〔美国〕穷乡僻壤。 maize oil 玉米油。
a strong yellow color 同义词:gamboge, lemon, lemon yellow,
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 同义词:corn, Indian corn, Zea mays,
Maize ( ; Zea mays subsp. mays L, from after Taíno mahiz), known in some English-speaking countries as corn (meaning grain), is a large grain plant domesticated by indigenous peoples in Mesoamerica in prehistoric times.
例句与用法
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We can grow sorghum or maize on this plot . 这块地可以种高粱或玉米。
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There are three short insertions in the maize 23s gene . 玉米的23s基因中有三个短的插入片段。
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The life cycle of maize is that of a typical angiosperm . 玉米的生活史是被子植物中比较典型的。
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Some maize with s cytoplasm can revert to the fertile condition . 有些具有S细胞质的玉米植株可以逆转为可育状态。
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Large improvements in potential yields of maize have occurred through breeding programmes . 通过育种使玉米获得了很大的增产潜力。
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The most suitable maize varieties to be grown for silage are the early maturing types . 最适于制作玉米青贮料的玉米品种是早熟型。
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Maize and lucerne, apart from wheat and barley, are the crops best suited to their clmate . 除了小麦和大麦外,玉米和苜蓿是最适合他们那种气候的作物。
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exchange did account for differences between two varieties of maize grown for a period of 30 days. 交换说明了已生长30天的两个玉米品系间的差异。
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Simple improvements in cultural methods, and a better type of maize had much larger effects than fertilizers . 栽培方法的简单改进和玉米良种的采用比肥料的效果要大得多。
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Key to guarantee hybrid maize production quality 确保杂交玉米制种质量的关键措施