TEOSINTE


Meaning of TEOSINTE in English

/tee'euh sin"tee, tay'-/ , n.

a tall grass, Zea mexicana, of Mexico and Central America, closely related to corn, and sometimes cultivated as a fodder plant.

[ 1875-80; teocintli, equiv. to teo ( tl ) god + cintli dried ear of maize ]

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