See Also: Tzotzil(encyclopedia)
Tzotzil(dictionary)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
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medicine(dictionary)
medicine(1)(dictionary)
medicine(2)(dictionary)
medicine man(encyclopedia)
medicine(encyclopedia)

merosporangium (medicine) and Tzotzil (sh)


merosporangium (medicine)


merosporangium


A cylindrical small sporangium containing few spores and found in certain Zygomycetes.

Origin: G. Meros, part, + sporangium


Tzotzil (sh)




Mayan Indian group of central Chiapas state in southern Mexico.

They live at high elevations where the climate is cool and precipitation is heavy during the rainy season. They raise sheep, primarily for wool, which they weave into ponchos for men and shawls for women. They practice shifting cultivation and grow peaches and Other crops for the market. Some make pottery, leather, and fibre products or practice carpentry or stonework. Christian and native beliefs are intertwined in all Tzotzil areas.