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xyloid

xyloid adjective: characteristic of wood; woody.

Adjective

xyloid (comparative more xyloid, superlative most xyloid)

  1. Characteristic of wood; woody

Forms of xyloid

comparativemore xyloid
superlativemost xyloid

Origin of xyloid

From xylo- + -oid.

Words formed from xyloid

Questions about xyloid

What does xyloid mean?
Xyloid means characteristic of wood; woody.
What part of speech is xyloid?
Xyloid is an adjective.

Words near xyloid in the dictionary

  1. xylohexaoses
  2. xylohexoside
  3. xylohexosides
  4. xylohydroquinone
  5. xylohydroquinones
  6. xyloid
  7. xyloid jasper
  8. xyloidin
  9. xyloidine
  10. xyloidines
  11. xyloidins

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