teosinte
English edit
Etymology edit
From French téosinte, from Spanish teocinte, from Classical Nahuatl teocintli, apparently from teōtl (“god”) + cintli (“dried maize”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
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 edit
any of several wild maize-like grasses of the genus Zea