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TEOSINTE
Etymology
Noun
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
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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
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(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
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