teosinte

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A group of large grasses of the genus Zea found in Mexico, Guatemala and Nicaragua

Tall, stout, annual grass (Zea mexicana or Euchlaena mexicana) of the family Poaceae (or Gramineae), native to Mexico. Related to corn, teosinte grows in large clumps, producing bundles of fruiting spikes enclosed in husks and with silk hanging from the upper ends, similar to corn ears. Species of corn have recently been crossed with teosinte to produce a perennial variety of corn

It is native of Mexico and Central America, but is now cultivated for fodder in the Southern United States and in many warm countries

Called also Guatemala grass

A large grass (Euchlæna luxurians) closely related to maize

Расстановка переносов

te·o·sin·te

Этимология

() Spanish, from Nahuatl teocintli, from teotl (“God”) + cintli (“dried maize”).