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ocelotexochitl.

Headword: 
ocelotexochitl.
Principal English Translation: 

the flower of a plant whose roots taste like chestnuts (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
ocelotexuchitl
IPAspelling: 
oseːloːteʃoːtʃitɬ
Alonso de Molina: 

ocelotexuchitl. flor de vnas matas de yeruas cuyas rayzes son comestibles ysaben a castañas.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 75r. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Flowers
Plants, Trees, Flora
Sensory Perception (sound, smell, etc.)