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xochiotia.

Headword: 
xochiotia.
Principal English Translation: 

to tinge something with the smell or color of roses, or to decorate something with flowers; to flower (see Molina)

Alonso de Molina: 

xochiotia. nitla. (pret. onitlaxochioti.) enrosar, o adornar algo con flores.
xochiotia. nino. (pret. oninoxochioti.) florecer.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 160r. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

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