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tlacotonaliztli.

Headword: 
tlacotonaliztli.
Principal English Translation: 

the act of shortening something; or, the act of collecting things (such as stalks of wheat, flowers, etc.) with the hand (see Molina)

Alonso de Molina: 

tlacotonaliztli. el acto de cortar, o abreuiar algo, o el acto de coger espigas, o cosa semejante conla mano.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 119r. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

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Flowers
Plants, Trees, Flora