Crossword clues for teosinte
teosinte
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Teosinte \Te`o*sin"te\, n. (Bot.) A large grass ( Euchl[ae]na 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.
Wiktionary
n. 1 Any of a few species of maize-like grasses of the genus ''Zea'' found in Mexico, Guatemala and Nicaragua. 2 # (taxlink Zea diploperennis species noshow=1) 3 # (taxlink Zea perennis species noshow=1) 4 # (taxlink Zea luxurians species noshow=1) 5 # (taxlink Zea nicaraguensis species noshow=1)
Wikipedia
Teosinte may refer to several unrelated plants with grain/grain-like seeds eaten by the indigenous peoples of Mexico and Central America:
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Zea species
- Zea diploperennis
- Zea luxurians
- Zea nicaraguensis
- Zea perennis
- Tripsacum species
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Dioon species
- Dioon mejiae
Usage examples of "teosinte".
Only, on the Mexican Highlands, in thick clumps the wild teosinte still pushed up tasseled tops against the high sun.
For teosinte to become a useful crop, it had to undergo drastic changes in its reproductive biology, to increase greatly its investment in seeds, and to lose those rock-like coverings of its seeds.