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View synonyms for xyloid

xyloid

[zahy-loid]

adjective

  1. resembling wood; ligneous.

xyloid

/ ˈzaɪlɔɪd /

adjective

  1. botany of, relating to, or resembling wood; woody

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Word History and Origins

Origin of xyloid1

1850–55; < Greek xýl ( on ) wood + -oid
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Xyloid, zī′loid, adj. woody, ligneous.

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