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xylologist

xylologist noun: one who studies wood.

Noun

xylologist (plural xylologists)

  1. (rare) One who studies wood.
    • These woods look considerably alike to the average user, but the xylologist knows just where to look for the points of distinction.1912, Hardwood Record, volume 35, page 26

Forms of xylologist

pluralxylologists

Origin of xylologist

From xylology + -ist.

Questions about xylologist

What does xylologist mean?
Xylologist means one who studies wood.
What part of speech is xylologist?
Xylologist is a noun.
What is the plural of xylologist?
The plural of xylologist is xylologists.

Words near xylologist in the dictionary

  1. xylolite
  2. xylolites
  3. xylolith
  4. xyloliths
  5. xylological
  6. xylologist
  7. xylologists
  8. xylology
  9. xylols
  10. xyloma
  11. xylomancy

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