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单词 teosinte
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teosinte

[ tee-uh-sin-tee, tey- ]
/ ˌti əˈsɪn ti, ˌteɪ- /

noun

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

Origin of teosinte

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

Words nearby teosinte

Ten Years' War, Tenzing, Tenzing Norgay, teocalli, Teófilo Otoni, teosinte, Teotihuacán, tepal, tepary bean, tepe, tepee
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Example sentences from the Web for teosinte

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

    The Hawaiian Islands|The Department of Foreign Affairs
  • This grass grows much like teosinte, but is stouter and very much more leafy.

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British Dictionary definitions for teosinte

teosinte
/ (ˌtiːəʊˈsɪntɪ) /

noun

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

Word Origin for teosinte

C19: from Nahuatl teocentli, from teotl god + centli dry ear of corn
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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