zea mays

NOUN
8 LETTERS · STARTS WITH Z

zea mays is a valid 8-letter word worth 21 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
Z10E1A1M3A1Y4S1
10 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 4 + 1 =21 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 42TRIPLE WORD → 63
MEANING

What does zea mays mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

Tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times.