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oloxochitl.

Headword: 
oloxochitl.
Principal English Translation: 

maize flower (see Karttunen)

Orthographic Variants: 
ōlōxōchitl
IPAspelling: 
oːloːʃoːtʃitɬ
Frances Karttunen: 

ŌLŌXŌCHI-TL maize flower / flor de olote (X) [(3)Xp.71]. See ŌLŌ-TL, XŌCHI-TL.
Frances Karttunen, An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1992), 178.

themes: 
Agriculture, Gardens, Stockraising
Corn, Maize
Flowers
Plants, Trees, Flora