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tlitlilmetla.

Headword: 
tlitlilmetla.
Principal English Translation: 

black or dark agave plants, magueyes (see attestations)

Attestations from sources in Spanish: 

tlitlilmetla = magueyes prietos (Ecatepec, 1625)
Vidas y bienes olvidados: Testamentos en náhuatl y castellano del siglo XVII, vol. 3, Teresa Rojas Rabiela, et al, eds. (México: CIESAS, 2002), 152–153.

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