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xenia
1[zee-nee-uh, zeen-yuh]
noun
Botany.
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
a city in W Ohio.
a female given name.
xenia
/ ˈːɪə /
noun
botany the influence of pollen upon the form of the fruit developing after pollination
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Other 51Թ Forms
- xenial adjective
- ˈԾ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of xenia1
C19: from New Latin, from Greek: hospitality, from xenos guest
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Example Sentences
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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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