Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Zea mays L.

Origin: introduced

Scientific Synonyms: Mayzea cerealis Tt. Raf.

Common names:

Abashi (1550, Brazil, Hans Stade) (107)

Abatij (1550, Brazil, Hans Stade) (107)

Abaty (1550, Brazil, Hans Stade) (107 )

Barbary corn (1886, Provence) (110)

Blé de Turquie (1886, French "Turkish wheat", possibly from resemblance of ear to beards of Turkish men rather than to place of origin) (110)

Bled (1876) (46)

Cintli (1886?, Mexico, goddess Cinteutl was similar to Ceres) (110)

Corn (1893-Present) (21, 50, 68, 92, 107)

Egyptian corn (1886, Turkey) (110)

E'-tahl (1855, Kioway) (132)

Field corn (1938, OK) (119)

Frumentum turcicum (1552, Tragus) (110)

Guinea corn (1886, Provence) (110)

Guinea wheat (1586, Heriot) (107 , 158)

Hah-wib' (1855, Chemehuevi Shoshonee) (132)

H&un-i-bist (1855, Comanche Shoshonee) (132)

Hs'-quim (1855, Delaware) (132)

Indian corn (1818-1949) (7, 10, 37, 40, 41, 56, 57, 66, 68, 87, 92, 94, 103, 106, 109, 117, 119, 121, 138, 155, 158)

Indian corn (1886, Sicily) (110)

Indian wheat (1645-1919) (18, 14, 18, 19, 37, 107)

Jagong (1876?) (92)

Mahiz (1919, Haiti) (107)

Mais (1900, French) (158)

Mais (1900, German) (158)

Maiz (1492, Columbus) (107)

Maize (1818-1970, a name used by American aborigines) (10, 66, 67, 68, 92, 106, 107, 109, 110, 119, 121, 138, 155, 158)

Maizim (1493, Peter Martyr) (107)

Manda'min (1820-1928, Chippewa) (14, 37, 38, 40)

Mealies (1900, Australia, S. Africa) (158)

Mexican corn (1901, IA) (56)

Milhe de Guine (1550, Brazil, Hans Stade) (107)

Mi'-we (1855, Zuñi) (132)

Nikiís (1830, Pawnee) (37)

Ofizy (1876?) (46)

Oo-oon (1855, Pima) (132)

Ou'-in (1855, Pima) (132)

Pa'-ho-with-lim (1855, Cahuillo Shoshonee) (132)

Roman corn (1886, Lorraine and Vosges) (1886) (110)

Sara (1919?, Inca, Garcilasso de la Vega) (107)

Sicilian corn (1886, Tuscany) (110)

Sweet corn (1894, Neb) (114)

Syrian dourra (1886, Egypt) (110)

Tan'-chi (1855, Choctaw) (132)

Tar-mi' (1855, Shawnee) (132)

Ter-di-cha (1855, Diegeño Yuma) (132)

T&er-ditch (1855, Cuchan Yuma) (132)

Ter-ditz (1855, Mohave Yuma) (132)

Turcicum frumentum (1536, Ruellius) (107 )

Turkey corn (1900, misapplied) (158)

Turkey wheat (1900, archaic by this date) (158)

Turkish corn [Turkish korn] (1552-1876?, Kyler) (92, 107)

Ubatim (1550, Brazil, Hans Stade) (107)

Wagmeza (1830, Dakota Teton) (37)

Wagmeza (1918?-1970?, Lakota) (121)

Wahába (1830, Omaha-Ponca) (37)

Wamnáheza (1830, Dakota) (37)

Wa-tθ-ja (1820, Oto) (38)

Watoηθi (1918?-1970?, Osage) (121)

Wat-tan-zé (1820, Omaha) (38)

Welschkorn (1552, Kyler) (107 )

Welschkorn (1552, Germany, Tragus) (110)

Wheat of Barbary (1919, France) (107)

Wheat of Guinea (1919, France) (107)

Wheat of Rome (1919, France) (107)

Wheat of Spain (1919, France) (107)

Wheat of Turkey (1919, France) (107)

Ya'chi (1855, Kiwomi Keres) (132)

Ya'-o-ni (1855, Kiwomi Keres) (132)

Zaburso (1550, Brazil, Hans Stade) (107)