zea

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/ˈziː.ə/

noun

Any plant of the genus Zea.

OriginSpanish Zea →
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Meanings

zea1

nounzea (plural zeas)

plural zeas

  1. Any plant of the genus Zea.

    […] and here the types used are principally the dwarf ones; and those plants of a greater height with decorative foliage like the zeas or variegated maize, which are used to produce the effect of sub-tropical bedding.

    1948, Wilfred Edward Shewell-Cooper, Continuous Flower Growing, page 83

Zea2

proper nounZea (plural Zeas)

plural Zeas

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. SpanishZea
  2. EnglishZea

Borrowed from Galician and Spanish Zea, probably a variant of Cea, named after several placenames in the Iberian peninsula.

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Translations

Czech kukuřice
  • kukuřiceplant
Cite this entry
APA

zea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zea

MLA

“zea.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zea. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zea,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zea.

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