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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

玉米 [yùmǐ]
  1. 1. noun [指植物] maize (英)
  2. 2. noun [指植物] corn (美)
  3. 3. noun [指子实] corn on the cob

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

玉米 [yùmǐ]
  1. 1. maize; Indian corn; corn; grain
  2. 2. ear of maize (or corn)

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

玉米 [yùmǐ]
  1. 1. 一年生草本植物,秆粗壮,叶长而宽。籽实也叫玉米,比黄豆粒稍大,可食用或制淀粉等。也说玉蜀黍。某些地区也说玉茭、苞谷、苞米、棒子、稖头。

Examples

玉米饽饽
maize cake 饽饽
这块地可以种高粱或玉米
We can grow sorghum or maize on this plot.
实行玉米和大豆间作
intercrop maize and soya beans 间作
玉米根部多培点儿土
earth up the maize 培土
你把玉米杈子掐掉。
Pinch off the side shoots of the maize.
玉米须子
tassels of maize 须子
玉米叶子被风吹得刷刷响。
The corn leaves rustled in the wind.
高梁茬口可以种玉米或大豆。 茬口
城厢周围种植了大面积的玉米
A vast stretch of corn has been grown in, and around the city. 城厢
在我们这儿, 仍实行小麦、玉米单作。
Wheat and corn are the only crops planted in our region. 单作

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