Associations to the word «Montezuma»

Wiktionary

MONTEZUMA, proper noun. A Nahuatl (Aztec) given name, and the name of two Aztec emperors.
MONTEZUMA, proper noun. Moctezuma II (1466-1520), the Aztec emperor at the time of the Spanish conquest.
MONTEZUMA QUAIL, noun. Cyrtonyx montezumae, a stubby, secretive New World quail of Mexico and nearby parts of the United States.

Dictionary definition

MONTEZUMA, noun. Evergreen tree with large leathery leaves and large pink to orange flowers; considered a link plant between families Bombacaceae and Sterculiaceae.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats