More commonly known as corn, the zea stem can grow up to 7 meters. More commonly, however, it will grow up to 2 or 3 meters in height. Domestication of this plant is thought to have occurred around 7,000 to 12,000 years ago. Early forms were much smaller than what we grow today.
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