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xyloid

[ zahy-loid ]
/ ˈzaɪ lɔɪd /
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adjective
resembling wood; ligneous.
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Origin of xyloid

1850–55; <Greek xýl(on) wood + -oid

Words nearby xyloid

xylo-, xylocarp, xylogenous, xylograph, xylography, xyloid, xylol, xylophage, xylophagous, xylophilous, xylophone
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Words related to xyloid

arboraceous, ligneous, sylvan, wooded, wooden

British Dictionary definitions for xyloid

xyloid
/ (ˈzaɪlɔɪd) /
adjective
botany of, relating to, or resembling wood; woody
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