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{{Short description|Nahuatl-language classification for sour or acidic fruit}} |
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In [[Aztec mythology]], '''Xocotl''' was a [[star|stellar]] god who presided over [[fire]]. |
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{{for|the Aztec festival '''Xocotl Huetzi'''|Aztec religion}} |
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'''Xocotl''' is the generic [[Nahuatl language]] classification for sour or acidic fruit, used in the names of many species of fruit tree including ''atoya-xocotl'' (flowing stream plum), ''maza-xocotl'' (deer plum), ''atoya-xocotl'' (large plum [[ciruela]]) ''te-xocotl'' (yellow or red [[Crataegus|hawberries]]), ''xal-xocotl'' (sand plum or [[guava]]), and ''coua-xocotl'' (serpent fruit), but also used in particular for [[jocote]] (''Spondias purpurea'').<ref>{{cite book|title=The Philippine Journal of Science|author=Philippines Bureau of Science|volume=34|date=1934|pages=252}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Manual of Tropical and Subtropical Fruits|url=https://archive.org/details/manualoftropical00pope|location=New York|author=Wilson Popenoe|date=1920|publisher=The Macmillan Company|pages=[https://archive.org/details/manualoftropical00pope/page/158 158]}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=An Aztec Herbal: The Classic Codex of 1552|author=Martín de la Cruz and William Gates|pages=xvii,123|date=2000|publisher=Courier Dover Publications|isbn=0-486-41130-3|no-pp=true}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|pages=225|chapter=Commentary on the plays|title=Holy Wednesday: A Nahua Drama from Early Colonial Mexico|author=Louise M. Burkhart|author-link=Louise M. Burkhart|date=1996|publisher=University of Pennsylvania Press|isbn=0-8122-1576-1}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Footprints in the Soil: People and Ideas in Soil History|url=https://archive.org/details/footprintssoilpe00wark|url-access=limited|author=Benno P. Warkentin|pages=[https://archive.org/details/footprintssoilpe00wark/page/n53 35]|date=2006|publisher=Elsevier|isbn=0-444-52177-1}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 23:55, 19 June 2023
Xocotl is the generic Nahuatl language classification for sour or acidic fruit, used in the names of many species of fruit tree including atoya-xocotl (flowing stream plum), maza-xocotl (deer plum), atoya-xocotl (large plum ciruela) te-xocotl (yellow or red hawberries), xal-xocotl (sand plum or guava), and coua-xocotl (serpent fruit), but also used in particular for jocote (Spondias purpurea).[1][2][3][4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ Philippines Bureau of Science (1934). The Philippine Journal of Science. Vol. 34. p. 252.
- ^ Wilson Popenoe (1920). Manual of Tropical and Subtropical Fruits. New York: The Macmillan Company. pp. 158.
- ^ Martín de la Cruz and William Gates (2000). An Aztec Herbal: The Classic Codex of 1552. Courier Dover Publications. xvii, 123. ISBN 0-486-41130-3.
- ^ Louise M. Burkhart (1996). "Commentary on the plays". Holy Wednesday: A Nahua Drama from Early Colonial Mexico. University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 225. ISBN 0-8122-1576-1.
- ^ Benno P. Warkentin (2006). Footprints in the Soil: People and Ideas in Soil History. Elsevier. pp. 35. ISBN 0-444-52177-1.
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