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xyloid

American  
[zahy-loid] / ˈzaɪ lɔɪd /

adjective

  1. resembling wood; ligneous.

xyloid British  
/ ˈzaɪlɔɪd /

adjective

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

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Origin of xyloid

1850–55; < Greek xýl ( on ) wood + -oid

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Xyloid, zī′loid, adj. woody, ligneous.

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