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teosinte in American English
a tall, cornlike fodder grass ( Zea mexicana) native to Mexico and Central America, having a tassel and small, hard ears: presumed to be the wild ancestor of maize
noun: a tall grass, Zea mexicana, of Mexico and Central America, closely related to corn, and sometimes cultivated as a fodder plant

teosinte in British English
noun: a tall Central American annual grass, Euchlaena mexicana, related to maize and grown for forage in the southern US

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