Definitions for teosinte

• Definition
• Anagrams (184)

teosinte te·o·sin·te

Spelling: [tee-uh-sin-tee, tey-]

IPA: /ˌti əˈsɪn ti, ˌteɪ-/

Teosinte is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 184 anagrams from letters in teosinte (eeinostt).

Definitions for teosinte

noun

1. a tall grass, Zea mexicana, of Mexico and Central America, closely related to corn, and sometimes cultivated as a fodder plant.

Origin of teosinte

1875-80; Mexican Spanish Nahuatl teōcintli, equivalent to teō(tl) god + cintli dried ear of maize

Examples for teosinte

First among these is the teosinte Reana (Euchlacna luxurians).

This grass grows much like teosinte, but is stouter and very much more leafy.