teosinte

n. [植]墨西哥类蜀黍

发音

UK /tiːəʊˈsinteɪ/
US /tiːoʊˈsɪnteɪ/
US /tiːoʊˈsɪnti/

词形变化

teosintes 复数 teosintes

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any of a few species of maize-like grasses of the genus Zea found in Mexico, Guatemala and Nicaragua.

    Zea diploperennis

    类蜀黍

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  2. 2.

    Any of a few species of maize-like grasses of the genus Zea found in Mexico, Guatemala and Nicaragua.

    Zea perennis

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  3. 3.

    Any of a few species of maize-like grasses of the genus Zea found in Mexico, Guatemala and Nicaragua.

    Zea luxurians

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  4. 4.

    Any of a few species of maize-like grasses of the genus Zea found in Mexico, Guatemala and Nicaragua.

    Zea nicaraguensis

    可数 不可数

词源

From French téosinte, from Spanish teocinte, from Classical Nahuatl teocintli, apparently from teōtl (“god”) + cintli (“dried maize”).

来源：wiktionary