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xenia

1

[ zee-nee-uh, zeen-yuh ]

noun

Botany.
  1. the influence or effect of pollen on a structure other than the embryo, as the seed or fruit.


Xenia

2

[ zee-nee-uh, zeen-yuh ]

noun

  1. a city in W Ohio.
  2. a female given name.

xenia

/ ˈːɪə /

noun

  1. botany the influence of pollen upon the form of the fruit developing after pollination
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of xenia1

First recorded in 1895–1900; from New Latin from Greek í “hDz辱ٲٲ”; xen-, -ia
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of xenia1

C19: from New Latin, from Greek: hospitality, from xenos guest
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Example Sentences

Though it falls into a fairly common category of images of food called “xenia” — offerings for guests — it is not like most of the roughly 300 examples that have been found in Vesuvian cities.

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