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xiloxochitl.

Headword: 
xiloxochitl.
Principal English Translation: 

silk-cotton tree (see Karttunen); literally, the flower of maize

Orthographic Variants: 
xīlōxōchitl
IPAspelling: 
ʃiːloːʃoːtʃitɬ
Frances Karttunen: 

XĪLŌXŌCHI-TL silk–cotton tree / ciertas flores grandes y hermosas formadas de hilos o estambres semejantes a las garzotas de vidrio (R), pochote(K) [(1)Rp.156]. This appears in R without diacritics, but the component parts are elsewhere attested with them. See XĪLŌ-TL, XŌCHI-TL.
Frances Karttunen, An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1992), 325.

themes: 
Corn, Maize
Flowers
Plants, Trees, Flora