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‖ teosinte|tiːəʊˈsɪntiː|
[In F. téosinté (Bull. Soc. d'Acclim. 1871, 38), ad. Mex. teocintli ‘seu spica Maizii montana’ (Hernandez Op. 1790, II. 120), app. f. teotl god + cintli, centli dry ear or cob of maize. In Ramirez Sinon. Plant. Mex. 67 teoxintli.]
An annual grass of Central America, Euchlæna luxurians, of large size, allied to maize; now widely cultivated as a valuable fodder plant, sometimes also as a cereal.
1877Gardener's Chron. 55 Teosinta. 1878Kew Report 13 Téosinté. 1880Schomburgk (S. Australia) in Kew Bulletin (1894) 380, I have now cultivated Teosinte for three years, and it is one of the most prolific fodder plants. 1894Ibid. Nov. 375 A very valuable fodder grass belonging to this group is the Teosinte (Euchlæna luxurians). Ibid. 381 The great value of Teosinte as a food plant has been established in many parts of India. 189.Experiment Station Recd. IX. 346 Analyses were made of samples of corn-stover and teosinte from the inside and outside of the shocks. |