Zea

See also: zea and ze'a

Translingual

Zea mays, ripe

Etymology

From New Latin zea, from Ancient Greek ζειά (zeiá, “spelt”).

Proper noun

Zea f

A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – the teosintes, a group of large grasses that includes maize.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids - clades; Poales - order; Poaceae - family; Panicoideae - subfamily; Sacchareae - tribe; Tripsacinae - subtribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Zea sect. Zea, Zea sect. Luxuriantes - sections
- Zea mays - type species; Zea diploperennis, Zea luxurians, Zea mexicana, Zea nicaraguensis, Zea perennis - other accepted species

References

Zea (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Zea (genus) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Zea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Zea at USDA Plants database
Zea on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Zea at Encyclopedia of Life
Zea at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Zea at Germplasm Resources Information Network
Zea at The Plant List

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