See Also: crucifix(dictionary)
crucifix(dictionary)

teosinte (iou) and crucifix (iou)


teosinte (iou)



teosinte noun. L19.
[French teosinte from Nahuatl teocintli, app. from teo:tl god + cintli, centli dried ear of maize.]
A Mexican grass grown as fodder, Zea mexicana, allied to maize but with several stems from the base.

crucifix (iou)



crucifix noun. ME.
[Old & mod. French from ecclesiastical Latin crucifixus from Latin cruci fixus fixed to a cross: cf. CRUCIFY.]
the crucifix, Jesus on the Cross. ME-M17.
A model, figure, or image of (Jesus on) the Cross. ME.
Gymnastics. A position in exercises on parallel rings, in which the body is held rigid with arms stretched horizontally. M20.