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Maris

Maris proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Maris

  1. A surname.
  2. Name component for agricultural plant varieties
    • wheat: Maris Widgeon, Maris Huntsman, etc
    • barley: Maris Otter, etc
  3. (Etruscan mythology) Maris (or Mariś), god of fertility and love; son of Hercle.

Examples of Maris in a sentence

  • potato: Maris Peer, Maris Bard, etc
  • field bean: Maris Beagle, Maris Beaver, etc

Origin of Maris

From Maris Lane, Trumpington, Cambridge (the founding site of Cambridge University's Plant Breeding Institute), from Etruscan Maris.

Phrases with Maris

Questions about Maris

What does Maris mean?
Maris means a surname.
How do you use Maris in a sentence?
potato: Maris Peer, Maris Bard, etc
What part of speech is Maris?
Maris is a proper noun.

Words near Maris in the dictionary

  1. mariposite
  2. mariposites
  3. mariptiline
  4. mariput
  5. mariputs
  6. Maris
  7. maris complaisants
  8. Marisa
  9. marisca
  10. mariscada
  11. mariscadas

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Maris (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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