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Zea may refer to: Nature * ''Zea'' (plant), a genus of large grasses, including: **'' Zea mays'', commonly known as maize or corn * ''Zea'' (skipper), a genus of butterflies *''Helicoverpa zea'', the corn earworm, a major agricultural pest *ZEA, an abbreviation for the mycotoxin zearalenone People and places *Zea (surname), a surname *Zea (island), an island of the Cyclades archipelago * Bay of Zea, one of the harbours of Piraeus in Athens, Greece **Zea Harbour Project, a Danish-Greek archaeological project Other uses *Zea (Bread), a Greek bread made from farro or "zea," as it is known in Greek. * ''Zea'' (EP), a 1993 alternative EP from dEUS * ''Zea'' (film), a 1981 short film * ZE:A, a South Korean boy band *zea, the language code abbreviation for Zeelandic Zeelandic ( zea, Zeêuws; nl, Zeeuws; vls, Zêeuws) is a group of Friso-Franconian language varieties spoken in the southwestern parts of the Netherlands. It is currently considered a Low Franconian dialect of Du ...
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Zea (plant)
''Zea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the grass family. The best-known species is ''Z. mays'' (variously called maize, corn, or Indian corn), one of the most important crops for human societies throughout much of the world. The four wild species are commonly known as teosintes and are native to Mesoamerica. Etymology ''Zea'' is derived from the Greek name () for another cereal grain (possibly spelt).Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. (hardback), (paperback). pp 411 Recognized species The five accepted species names in the genus are: '' Zea mays'' is further divided into four subspecies: ''Z. m. huehuetenangensis'', ''Z. m. mexicana'', '' Z. m. parviglumis'' (Balsas teosinte, the ancestor of maize), and ''Z. m. mays''. The first three subspecies are teosintes; the last is maize, or corn, the only domesticated taxon in the genus ''Zea''. The genus is divided into two sections: ''Luxuriantes'', with ''Z. diploperennis'', ''Z. l ...
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