詞語：teosinte
teosinte的解釋
teosinte[,ti:əu'sinti, ,tei-]n. 墨西哥類蜀黍
teosinte的意思
teosinte 類蜀黍;大芻草;墨西哥類蜀黍;釋義：大芻草,玉米草;Mexin teosinte 大芻草;Hybrid Selection from Distant Hybridization of Maize and Diploid perennial Teosinte 玉米與二倍體多年生大芻草遠緣雜交選育玉米雜交種的研究;Distant crossing of maize and teosinte to create germplasm and its development of utilization 玉米與大芻草遠緣雜交創新種質及利用研究進展;
teosinte的參考例句
1.In South America, a weedy corn relative, teosinte, dresses the edges of domesticated cornfields. 在南美洲的玉米田周圍，長著它們的野生親戚，蜀黍。
2.Corn became so dissimilar to its ancestor, teosinte, that its origin was commonly disputed until very recently [see illustration above]. 玉米和其祖先大芻草的外觀大相逕庭，直到最近，有關它們的起源的爭議才平息（見上圖）。
3.Changes in a second gene that is active during seed development help to transform the stony, mineral-encased seeds of teosinte into the softer, more exposed kernels of maize. 第二個發生改變的基因活躍於種子發育時期，使得堅硬且被礦物質包圍的大芻草種子，轉變成柔軟而容易取得的玉米子。