teosinte
/ˌtiːəʊˈsɪntɪ/noun
mass noun
1- 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。
1.1
- Zea mays subsp. mexicana, family Gramineae.拉丁名Zea mays subsp. mexicana,禾本科。
词源
late 19th cent.: from French téosinté, from Nahuatl teocintli, apparently from teo：tl 'god' + cintli 'dried ear of maize'.