a tree or stalk with roots ready for planting (see Molina)
Orthographic Variants:
nelhuayo quauitl
Alonso de Molina:
nelhuayo quauitl. arbol o estaca con rayzes para plantar. Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 66v. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.