Headword:
cacahuaxochitl.
Principal English Translation:
"cacao" flower / herb (late sixteenth century, Tetzcoco?)
Orthographic Variants:
cacahoaxochitl
Attestations from sources in English:
"The cacahoaxóchitl or cacaoatl flower is an herb that has heart-shaped leaves, stems a span long, purple flowers and thick, fibrous roots. The root is sweet, with a trace of bitterness, enought to make it hot. Half an ounce powdered and taken, cures dysentery. (It grows in Yancuitlan, in Upper Mixteca.)"
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