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Definition of Teosinte

Teosinte
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.

Meaning of Teosinte from wikipedia

- throughout much of the world. The four wild species are commonly known as teosintes and are native to Mesoamerica. Zea is derived from the Gr**** name (ζειά)...
- indigenous peoples in southern Mexico about 9,000 years ago from wild teosinte. Native Americans planted it alongside beans and squashes in the Three...
- Look up teosinte in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Teosintes are several wild species of gr**** in the genus Zea which are critical components of maize...
- diploperennis, the diploperennial teosinte, is a species of gr**** (family: Poaceae) in the genus Zea and a teosinte (wild relative of maize or corn)....
- two decades examining the genetic differences and similarities between teosinte and maize and has cloned the major genes that cause the visible differences...
- Zea perennis, the perennial teosinte, is a true gr**** species in the genus Zea and a teosinte. It is one of the two perennial species in the genus Zea...
- forms galls on all above-ground parts of corn species such as maize and teosinte. The infected corn is edible; in Mexico, it is considered a delicacy, called...
- Florida teosinte and Guatemalan teosinte, is a species of annual flowering plant in the family Poaceae. It is a true gr**** and a teosinte. It is native...
- Helminthosporium maydis, Cochliobolus heterostrophus, Corn, Sorghum, Teosinte". Archived from the original on 2010-07-23. Retrieved 2012-03-02. Oda,...
- between maize and Teosinte in their features, but about 1 in 500 of the plants were identical to either the parent maize or the parent teosinte. Using the mathematics...