NOUN: "a tall annual cereal grass...originally domesticated in Mexico and widely grown for its large elongated ears of starchy seeds" Crossword Clue

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NOUN: "a tall annual cereal grass...originally domesticated in Mexico and widely grown for its large elongated ears of starchy seeds" Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a strong yellow color
2. 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

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

ELONGATED (adjective)
1. having notably more length than width; being long and slender
2. drawn out or made longer spatially
ORIGINALLY (adverb)
1. before now
2. with reference to the origin or beginning

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