Mays

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See also: mays and mãys

Translingual

Etymology

From Spanish maíz.

Noun

Mays f

(obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – maize, now Zea.

Hypernyms

(genus): See Zea

Hyponyms

(genus): Mays americana, Mays vulgaris, Mays zea - species

Derived terms

Further reading

Mays at The Plant List

English

Etymology

As an English surname, variant of Mayes.
As a German surname, variant of Mais.
As a Dutch surname, from a short form of Thomas.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /meɪz/
Rhymes: -eɪz
Homophones: maize, maze

Proper noun

Mays

plural of May

Proper noun

Mays (plural Mayses)

A surname

See also

Mays Landing

Anagrams

Amys, Smay, SyAM, Yams, syma, yams, yas'm

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