teosinte

[ tee-uh-sin-tee, tey- ]

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

Origin of teosinte

1
1875–80; <Mexican Spanish <Nahuatl teōcintli, equivalent to teō(tl) god + cintli dried ear of maize

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How to use teosinte in a sentence

  • This grass grows much like teosinte, but is stouter and very much more leafy.

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  • First among these is the teosinte Reana (Euchlacna luxurians).

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British Dictionary definitions for teosinte

teosinte

/ (ˌtiːəʊˈsɪntɪ) /


noun
  1. a tall Central American annual grass, Euchlaena mexicana, related to maize and grown for forage in the southern US

Origin of teosinte

1
C19: from Nahuatl teocentli, from teotl god + centli dry ear of corn

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