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monoxylous

UK/məˈnɒk.sɪ.ləs/US/məˈnɑk.sɪ.ləs/

monoxylous adjective: made from a single piece of wood.

Adjective

monoxylous (not comparable)

  1. Made from a single piece of wood.
    • a monoxylous canoe
    • monoxylous coffins

Origin of monoxylous

See monoxylon.

Questions about monoxylous

What does monoxylous mean?
Monoxylous means made from a single piece of wood.
What part of speech is monoxylous?
Monoxylous is an adjective.
How do you pronounce monoxylous?
Monoxylous is pronounced /məˈnɒk.sɪ.ləs/ (UK).

Words near monoxylous in the dictionary

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

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