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epixylous

epixylous adjective: relating to, growing on, or living on the surface of wood.

Adjective

epixylous (not comparable)

  1. Relating to, growing on, or living on the surface of wood.
    • Some moulds prefer to live on bread, but others are epixylous.
    Synonyms:
    epixylic

Synonyms of epixylous

Origin of epixylous

From epi- + xyl- + -ous.

Questions about epixylous

What does epixylous mean?
Epixylous means relating to, growing on, or living on the surface of wood.
What part of speech is epixylous?
Epixylous is an adjective.

Words near epixylous in the dictionary

  1. epivalves
  2. epivariant
  3. epivariants
  4. epivolkenin
  5. epixylic
  6. epixylous
  7. epizeugma
  8. epizeugmenon
  9. epizeuxes
  10. epizeuxis
  11. epizoa

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