Definitions for xeniaˈzi ni ə, ˈzin yə
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
xe•ni•aˈzi ni ə, ˈzin yə(n.)
the effect of the type of pollen on the characteristics of the endosperm, fruit, or seed of a plant.
Category: Botany
Origin of xenia:
1895–1900; < NL < Gk xenía hospitality. See xeno -, -ia
xe′ni•al(adj.)
Wiktionary
xenia(Noun)
The concept of hospitality to strangers.
xenia(Noun)
The effect that genes from pollen have on the endosperm.
Xenia(ProperNoun)
of mainly historical use in English.
Origin: From the assumed name of a fifth century saint venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church, Xenia, from ξενία.
Webster Dictionary
Xenia(u)
of Xenium
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