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xylocarpous

xylocarpous adjective: bearing fruit that becomes hard or woody.

Adjective

xylocarpous (not comparable)

  1. Bearing fruit that becomes hard or woody.

Origin of xylocarpous

From xylo- + -carpous.

Questions about xylocarpous

What does xylocarpous mean?
Xylocarpous means bearing fruit that becomes hard or woody.
What part of speech is xylocarpous?
Xylocarpous is an adjective.

Words near xylocarpous in the dictionary

  1. xylobiosides
  2. xylobiotic
  3. xylocain
  4. xylocaine
  5. xylocarp
  6. xylocarpous
  7. xylocarps
  8. xyloccensin
  9. xyloccensins
  10. xylochemical
  11. xylochemistry

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