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. Zea diploperennis Zea perennis Zea luxurians Zea nicaraguensis ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === noisette, seen to it