zēa, ae, f., = ζειά.
I A kind of grain , spelt : Triticum spelta, Linn. (pure Lat. alica); Plin. 18, 8, 19, § 81 sq.; Hier. in Isa. 9, 28, 25; id. in Ezech. 4, 9.—
II A kind of rosemary , App. Herb. 97.
·noun A genus of large grasses of which the Indian corn (Zea Mays) is the only species known. Its or...
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ZEA PORTUS[ATHENAE p. 304, seq.] ...
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