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xylicolous

xylicolous adjective: living or growing on wood.

Adjective

xylicolous (not comparable)

  1. Living or growing on wood.

Origin of xylicolous

From xylo- + -colous.

Questions about xylicolous

What does xylicolous mean?
Xylicolous means living or growing on wood.
What part of speech is xylicolous?
Xylicolous is an adjective.

Words near xylicolous in the dictionary

  1. xylenolphthalein
  2. xylenols
  3. xylenyl
  4. xyletic acid
  5. xylic
  6. xylicolous
  7. xylidic
  8. xylidide
  9. xylidin
  10. xylidine
  11. xylidines

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