teosinte
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French téosinte, from Spanish teocinte, from Classical Nahuatl teocintli, apparently from teōtl (“god”) + cintli (“dried maize”).
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Noun[edit]
teosinte (countable and uncountable, plural teosintes)
- Any of a few species of maize-like grasses of the genus Zea found in Mexico, Guatemala and Nicaragua.
Translations[edit]
any of several wild maize-like grasses of the genus Zea
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