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monoxylon

monoxylon noun: a canoe or boat made from a hollowed out tree.

Noun

monoxylon (plural monoxylons)

  1. A canoe or boat made from a hollowed out tree.
    Synonyms:
    dugout

Synonyms of monoxylon

Forms of monoxylon

pluralmonoxylons

Origin of monoxylon

From New Latin monoxylon, from Ancient Greek μονόξυλος (monóxulos, “made from a solid trunk”). See mono- and xylo-.

Questions about monoxylon

What does monoxylon mean?
Monoxylon means a canoe or boat made from a hollowed out tree.
What part of speech is monoxylon?
Monoxylon is a noun.
What is the plural of monoxylon?
The plural of monoxylon is monoxylons.

Words near monoxylon in the dictionary

  1. monoxygenase
  2. monoxygenases
  3. monoxyle
  4. monoxyles
  5. monoxylic
  6. monoxylon
  7. monoxylons
  8. monoxylous
  9. monozinc
  10. monozoic
  11. monozygosity

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