teosinte
teosinte[ˌtiːəʊˈsɪnteɪ]noun- [mass noun]a Mexican grass which is grown as fodder and is considered to be one of the parent plants of modern maize
墨西哥类蜀黍,玉蜀黍墨西哥亚种
- Zea mays subsp. mexicana, family Gramineae
拉丁名Zea mays subsp. mexicana,禾本科
语源- late 19th cent.: from French téosinté, from Nahuatl teocintli, apparently from teo:tl 'god' + cintli 'dried ear of maize'
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