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omequilitl.

Headword: 
omequilitl.
Principal English Translation: 

a fragrant white lily-like flower (Polyanthes tuberosa, Polyanthes mexicana) (see Karttunen)

Orthographic Variants: 
ōmequilitl
IPAspelling: 
oːmekilitɬ
Frances Karttunen: 

ŌMEQUIL(I)-TL a fragrant white lily-like flower (Polyanthes tuberosa, Polyanthes mexicana) / omequelite (yerba) (Z) [(2)Zp.91,180]. This is another name for OMIXŌCHI-TL. Possibly the ŌME element is a substitution for OMI. See ŌME, QUIL(I)-TL.
Frances Karttunen, An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1992), 178.

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