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mecaxochitl.

Headword: 
mecaxochitl.
Principal English Translation: 

a fragrant herb with healing qualities

See Mexicolore, http://www.mexicolore.co.uk/aztecs/health/herbal-medicine-aztec-style

Attestations from sources in Spanish: 

ynn opa Techichilco nomati Mecaxochitl catqui = alla en Techichilco, eso se, que hay Mecaxochitl (fruto para perfumar el chocolate) (Tlaxcala, 1568)
Catálogo de documentos escritos en náhuatl, siglo XVI, vol. I (Tlaxcala: Gobierno del Estado de Tlaxcala y el Archivo Histórico del Estado de Tlaxcala, 2013), 145.

themes: 
Sensory Perception (sound, smell, etc.)