teosinte

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /tiːəʊˈsinteɪ/
(US) IPA^(key): /tiːoʊˈsɪnteɪ/, /tiːoʊˈsɪnti/
Rhymes: -ɪnti

Noun

teosinte (countable and uncountable, plural teosintes)

Any of a few species of maize-like grasses of the genus Zea found in Mexico, Guatemala and Nicaragua.

Translations

any of several wild maize-like grasses of the genus Zea

Chinese:
Mandarin: 类蜀黍
Finnish: teosintti
French: téosinte (fr) m or f
Portuguese: teosinto (pt) m

Anagrams

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