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Definition of Teosinte
1. n. 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.
Definition of Teosinte
1. Noun. A group of large grasses of the genus Zea found in Mexico, Guatemala and Nicaragua. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Teosinte
1. an annual grass [n -S]
Medical Definition of Teosinte
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Teosinte
Literary usage of Teosinte
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Forage Crops for Soiling, Silage, Hay and Pasture by Edward Burnett Voorhees (1917)
"So far as plant-food is concerned, teosinte makes the same requirements as the
... teosinte should be planted in rows about three feet apart, and tilled. ..."
2. Forage Plants and Their Culture by Charles Vancouver Piper (1914)
"teosinte requires a rich soil and a long season of moist hot weather for its best
development. It never has matured north of central Mississippi, ..."
3. Cyclopedia of American Agriculture: A Popular Survey of Agricultural by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1907)
"The successful growing of teosinte is restricted by soil and climatic conditions.
It demands a rich soil with an abundance of moisture and a long, ..."
4. Contributions from the Botanical Laboratory of the University of Pennsylvania by University of Pennsylvania Botanical Laboratory, University of Pennsylvania, Botanical Laboratory (1904)
"A Study of the Fertile Hybrids Produced by Crossing teosinte and Maize. (WITH
PLATE XXII.) BY JOHN W. HARSHBERGER, PH. D. This study is presented as an ..."
5. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1917)
"After a prolonged study of maize, teosinte, and hybrids between them, ...
Flint corn, hybrid between teosinte and an unknown grass belonging in the ..."
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