teosinte
English
Etymology
From French téosinte, from Spanish teocinte, from Classical Nahuatl teocintli, apparently from teōtl (“god”) + cintli (“dried maize”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /tiːəʊˈsinteɪ/
- (US) IPA(key): /tiːoʊˈsɪnteɪ/, /tiːoʊˈsɪnti/
- Rhymes: -ɪnti
Noun
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.
- Zea diploperennis
- Zea perennis
- Zea luxurians
- Zea nicaraguensis
Translations
any of several wild maize-like grasses of the genus Zea
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