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centzontecomatl.

Headword: 
centzontecomatl.
Principal English Translation: 

a sprig of wheat or of chia (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
centzuntecomatl
IPAspelling: 
sentsontekomɑtɬ
Alonso de Molina: 

centzuntecomatl. vna espiga de trigo o de chia.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 18r. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

Attestations from sources in English: 

"Chia is a member of the sage family, whose seeds were used extensively for food."
Beyond the Codices, eds. Arthur J.O. Anderson, Frances Berdan, and James Lockhart (Los Angeles: UCLA Latin American Center, 1976), 141, note 14.

themes: 
Plants, Trees, Flora