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yecapaxihuitl.

Headword: 
yecapaxihuitl.
Principal English Translation: 

night jasmine (Cestrum nocturnum) (see Karttunen)

IPAspelling: 
yekɑpɑʃiwitɬ
Frances Karttunen: 

YECAPAXIHU(I)-TL night jasmine (Cestrum nocturnum) / huele de noche (árbol) (T) [(1)Tp.131]. The name of this fragrant flower may be derived from YAC(A)-TL ‘nose’ or –IHYĀCA ‘the stench of something’ Another name in T for the same tree is IHYĀCXIHU(I)-TL. See XIHU(I)-TL.
Frances Karttunen, An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1992), 336.

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