Teosinte Definition

tāə-sĭntē, tē-, tĕō-sēntĕ
noun
A tall, cornlike fodder grass (Zea mexicana) native to Mexico and Central America, having a tassel and small, hard ears: presumed to be the wild ancestor of maize.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Teosinte

Noun

Singular:
teosinte
Plural:
teosintes

Origin of Teosinte

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

    From Wiktionary

  • American Spanish from Nahuatl teocintli teōtl sacred cintli dried ear of corn

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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