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xyloma

xyloma noun: a tumour on the woody part of a plant.

Noun

xyloma (plural xylomas or xylomata)

  1. A tumour on the woody part of a plant.

Forms of xyloma

pluralxylomas
pluralxylomata

Origin of xyloma

From xylo- + -oma.

Questions about xyloma

What does xyloma mean?
Xyloma means a tumour on the woody part of a plant.
What part of speech is xyloma?
Xyloma is a noun.
What is the plural of xyloma?
The plural of xyloma is xylomas.

Words near xyloma in the dictionary

  1. xylological
  2. xylologist
  3. xylologists
  4. xylology
  5. xylols
  6. xyloma
  7. xylomancy
  8. xylomannan
  9. xylomannans
  10. xylomarimba
  11. xylomarimbas

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