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huachichiltic.
Headword:
huachichiltic.
Principal English Translation:
a native grape vine, with a fruit that is "somewhat thick, with the flesh or pulp shading to a red color" -- also called totoloctli and xocomecatl
Attestations from sources in English:
"They awaken the desire to eat; cure tetters; prevent swellings; reduce excessive heat; heal the inflammation of the eyes; and mitigate the fever of pain and wounds, and dry the matter that is engendered in them." (Central Mexico, 1571–1615)