ZEA MAIS
\zˈiː mˈa͡ɪz], \zˈiː mˈaɪz], \z_ˈiː m_ˈaɪ_z]\
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Indian corn, maize; probably indigenous to tropical America. The male flowers (tassel) were formerly Used in diseases of the urinary organs. The fresh styles and stigmas [zea, U. S. Ph.], are mildly diuretic. The fluidextract is official in the U. S. Ph. [Gr., zea, zeia.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
