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xylosma

xylosma noun: any of various evergreen shrubs and small trees in the genus Xylosma.

xylosma: any of various evergreen shrubs and small trees in the genus Xylosma
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Noun

xylosma (plural xylosmas)

  1. Any of various evergreen shrubs and small trees in the genus Xylosma
    • The intergrown foliage atop a xylosma hedge appears to be delicately balanced on long wooden fingers.1978, Oliver E. Allen, Pruning and Grafting, page 93

Forms of xylosma

pluralxylosmas

Origin of xylosma

From the genus name Xylosma.

Questions about xylosma

What does xylosma mean?
Xylosma means any of various evergreen shrubs and small trees in the genus Xylosma.
What part of speech is xylosma?
Xylosma is a noun.
What is the plural of xylosma?
The plural of xylosma is xylosmas.

Words near xylosma in the dictionary

  1. xylosidase
  2. xylosidases
  3. xyloside
  4. xylosides
  5. xylosidic
  6. xylosma
  7. xylosmas
  8. xylospongia
  9. xylospongium
  10. xylospongiums
  11. xylostein

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