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epazote

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ep·a·zo·te  (p-zt)
n.
1. See wormseed.
2. The pungent leaves of the wormseed plant, used as a seasoning in Mexican cooking.

[American Spanish, from Nahuatl epazotl : epatl, skunk + tzotl, filth (from its smell).]


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