Definitions for teosintes

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teosintes te·o·sin·te

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

IPA: /ˌti əˈsɪn ti, ˌteɪ-/

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

You can make 250 anagrams from letters in teosintes (eeinosstt).

Definitions for teosintes

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 teosintes

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

Examples for teosintes

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

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