xenia
the influence or effect of pollen on a structure other than the embryo, as the seed or fruit.
Origin of xenia
1Other words from xenia
- xe·ni·al, adjective
Words Nearby xenia
Other definitions for Xenia (2 of 2)
a city in W Ohio.
a female given name.
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How to use xenia in a sentence
Heatwaves Yago, xenia, Wenceslao, and Vega, could follow in its footsteps later this summer.
It was nearly 10 o'clock when the city of xenia was reached, but a large crowd greeted the tired travellers.
Speeches of Benjamin Harrison | Benjamin HarrisonAn interesting summary of recent work on xenia and "double fertilisation" will be found in Bull.
Disease in Plants | H. Marshall WardFor that he could not hope to compete conversationally or otherwise with the literary Deeley of xenia was all too apparent.
The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon | Richard ConnellThe bungalow's front door snapped at the heels of the departing sage from xenia.
The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon | Richard Connell
One was "Chillicothe," standing near the mouth of Massie's creek, three miles north of xenia.
Life of Tecumseh, and of His Brother the Prophet | Benjamin Drake
British Dictionary definitions for xenia
/ (ˈziːnɪə) /
botany the influence of pollen upon the form of the fruit developing after pollination
Origin of xenia
1Derived forms of xenia
- xenial, adjective
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