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macpalxochitl.

Headword: 
macpalxochitl.
Principal English Translation: 

a type of plant (Chiranthodendron pentadactylon) with medicinal uses (see Karttunen)

Orthographic Variants: 
mācpalxōchitl
IPAspelling: 
mɑːkpɑlʃoːtʃitɬ
Frances Karttunen: 

MĀCPALXŌCHI-TL a type of plant (Chiranthodendron pentadactylon) / manita, mano de león (K) This is not directly attested in the sources for this dictionary, but its component elements are. It has a diversity of medicinal uses as an anti-inflammatory agent, an anti-epileptic, and for heart ailments. See MĀCPAL-LI, XŌCHI-TL.
Frances Karttunen, An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1992), 129.

themes: 
Health, Sickness, Wellness, Medicine
Plants, Trees, Flora