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