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Teosintes are several wild species of grass in the genus Zea which are critical components of maize evolution.
Teosinte may also refer to:
- Zea diploperennis, the diploperennial teosinte
- Zea luxurians, a teosinte found in Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua
- Zea nicaraguensis, a phenotypically distinctive, threatened teosinte
- Zea perennis, the perennial teosinte
- Dioon mejiae, a species of cycad that is native to Honduras and Nicaragua