English Explanatory Dictionary

teosinte

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a few species of maize-like grasses of the genus Zea found in Mexico, Guatemala and Nicaragua.
  2. Zea diploperennis
  3. Zea perennis
  4. Zea luxurians
  5. Zea nicaraguensis

Pronunciation

/tiːəʊˈsinteɪ/ /tiːoʊˈsɪnteɪ/ /tiːoʊˈsɪnti/

Word forms

teosinte teosintes

Etymology

From French téosinte, from Spanish teocinte, from Classical Nahuatl teocintli, apparently from teōtl (“god”) + cintli (“dried maize”).

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 类蜀黍 Finnish: teosintti French: téosinte Portuguese: teosinto
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