teosinte
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teosinte /ˌtiːəʊˈsɪnteɪ/
▶noun a Mexican fodder grass believed to be a parent plant of maize. [Zea mays subsp. mexicana.]
– origin C19: from Fr. téosinté, from Nahuatl teocintli, appar. from teo:tl ‘god’ + cintli ‘dried ear of maize’.
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