teosinte (countable and uncountable, plural teosintes)
Any of a few species of maize-like grasses of the genus Zea found in Mexico, Guatemala and Nicaragua.
Zea diploperennis
Zea perennis
Zea luxurians
Zea nicaraguensis
• noisette, seen to it
Source: Wiktionary
Te`o*sin"te, n. (Bot.)
Definition: A large grass (Euchlæna luxurians) closely related to maize. 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
30 January 2025
(noun) a severe dermatitis of herbivorous domestic animals attributable to photosensitivity from eating Saint John’s wort
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
