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xenia
1[ zee-nee-uh, zeen-yuh ]
noun
- the influence or effect of pollen on a structure other than the embryo, as the seed or fruit.
Xenia
2[ zee-nee-uh, zeen-yuh ]
noun
- a city in W Ohio.
- a female given name.
xenia
/ ˈziːnɪə /
noun
- botany the influence of pollen upon the form of the fruit developing after pollination
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Derived Forms
- ˈxenial, adjective
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Other Words From
- xe·ni·al adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of xenia1
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Example Sentences
It was nearly 10 o'clock when the city of Xenia was reached, but a large crowd greeted the tired travellers.
An interesting summary of recent work on Xenia and "double fertilisation" will be found in Bull.
For that he could not hope to compete conversationally or otherwise with the literary Deeley of Xenia was all too apparent.
The bungalow's front door snapped at the heels of the departing sage from Xenia.
One was "Chillicothe," standing near the mouth of Massie's creek, three miles north of Xenia.
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