xenia

¹

[ zee-nee-uh, zeen-yuh ]

noun

, Botany.

1. 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

1. a city in W Ohio.
2. a female given name.

xenia

/ ˈziːnɪə /

noun

1. botany the influence of pollen upon the form of the fruit developing after pollination

Derived Forms

• ˈxenial, adjective

Other Words From

• xe·ni·al adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of xenia¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; from New Latin from Greek xenía “hospitality”; xen-, -ia

Word History and Origins

Origin of xenia¹

C19: from New Latin, from Greek: hospitality, from xenos guest

Example Sentences

Heatwaves Yago, Xenia, Wenceslao, and Vega, could follow in its footsteps later this summer.

From Time

It was nearly 10 o'clock when the city of Xenia was reached, but a large crowd greeted the tired travellers.

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An interesting summary of recent work on Xenia and "double fertilisation" will be found in Bull.

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For that he could not hope to compete conversationally or otherwise with the literary Deeley of Xenia was all too apparent.

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The bungalow's front door snapped at the heels of the departing sage from Xenia.

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One was "Chillicothe," standing near the mouth of Massie's creek, three miles north of Xenia.

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