teosinte

te·o·sin·te

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tee-uh-sin-tee, tey-]
- /ˌti əˈsɪn ti, ˌteɪ-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tee-uh-sin-tee, tey-]
- /ˌti əˈsɪn ti, ˌteɪ-/

Definitions of teosinte word

noun teosinte a tall grass, Zea mexicana, of Mexico and Central America, closely related to corn, and sometimes cultivated as a fodder plant. 1
noun teosinte a tall Central American annual grass, Euchlaena mexicana, related to maize and grown for forage in the southern US 0
noun teosinte a tall, cornlike fodder grass (Zea mexicana) native to Mexico and Central America, having a tassel and small, hard ears: presumed to be the wild ancestor of maize 0

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Origin of teosinte

First appearance:

before 1875

One of the 25% newest English words

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

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Parts of speech for Teosinte

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teosinte popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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