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xenia
1[ zee-nee-uh, zeen-yuh ]
noun
Botany.
- 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
- a city in W Ohio.
- a female given name.
xenia
/ ˈziːnɪə /
noun
- botany the influence of pollen upon the form of the fruit developing after pollination
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Derived Forms
- ˈxenial, adjective
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Other Words From
- xe·ni·al adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of xenia1
C19: from New Latin, from Greek: hospitality, from xenos guest
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Example Sentences
Though it falls into a fairly common category of images of food called “xenia” — offerings for guests — it is not like most of the roughly 300 examples that have been found in Vesuvian cities.
From New York Times
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