xyloid
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Xyloid — Xy loid, a. [Xylo + oid.] Resembling wood; having the nature of wood. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
xyloid — [zī′loid΄] adj. [ XYL(O) + OID] of or like wood; woody … English World dictionary
xyloid — adj. [Gr. xylon, wood; eidos, like] Like or resembling wood; ligneous … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
xyloid — /zuy loyd/, adj. resembling wood; ligneous. [1850 55; < Gk xýl(on) wood + OID] * * * … Universalium
xyloid — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. wood[y], ligneous. See vegetable … English dictionary for students
xyloid — xy·loid … English syllables
xyloid — xy•loid [[t]ˈzaɪ lɔɪd[/t]] adj. bot resembling wood; ligneous • Etymology: 1850–55; < Gk xýl(on) wood + oid … From formal English to slang
xyloid — /ˈzaɪlɔɪd/ (say zuyloyd) adjective resembling wood; ligneous. {Greek xyloeidēs, from xylo xylo + eides oid} …
xyloid — a. like wood. ♦ xylonite, n. celluloid. ♦ xylophagous, a. destroying or boring in wood. ♦ xylophilous, a. living on or in wood. ♦ xylotomous, a. boring into or cutting wood … Dictionary of difficult words
xyloid — ˈzīˌlȯid adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary xyl + oid : resembling wood : having the qualities or nature of wood : woody, ligneous * * * /zuy loyd/, adj. resembling wood; ligneous. [1850 55; < Gk xýl(on … Useful english dictionary
