Erythroxylon :: Erythroxylon (n.) A genus of shrubs or small trees of the Flax family, growing in tropical countries. E. Coca is the source of cocaine. See Coca..

Haematoxylon :: Haematoxylon (n.) A genus of leguminous plants containing but a single species, the H. Campechianum or logwood tree, native in Yucatan..

Monoxylon :: Monoxylon (n.) A canoe or boat made from one piece of timber.

Monoxylous :: Monoxylous (a.) Made of one piece of wood.

Myroxylon :: Myroxylon (n.) A genus of leguminous trees of tropical America, the different species of which yield balsamic products, among which are balsam of Peru, and balsam of Tolu. The species were formerly referred to Myrospermum..

Photoxylography :: Photoxylography (n.) The process of producing a representation of an object on wood, by photography, for the use of the wood engraver..

Sideroxylon :: Sideroxylon (n.) A genus of tropical sapotaceous trees noted for their very hard wood; ironwood.

Xylo- :: Xylo- () A combining form from Gr. xy`lon wood; as in xylogen, xylograph..

Xylobalsamum :: Xylobalsamum (n.) The dried twigs of a Syrian tree (Balsamodendron Gileadense).

Xylocarpous :: Xylocarpous (a.) Bearing fruit which becomes hard or woody.

Xylocopa :: Xylocopa (n.) A genus of hymenopterous insects including the carpenter. See Carpenter bee, under Carpenter..

Xylogen :: Xylogen (n.) Nascent wood; wood cells in a forming state.

Xylogen :: Xylogen (n.) Lignin.

Xylograph :: Xylograph (n.) An engraving on wood, or the impression from such an engraving; a print by xylography..

Xylographer :: Xylographer (n.) One who practices xylography.

Xylographic :: Xylographic (a.) Alt. of Xylographica.

Xylographical :: Xylographical (a.) Of or pertaining to xylography, or wood engraving..

Xylography :: Xylography (n.) The art of engraving on wood.

Xylography :: Xylography (n.) The art of making prints from the natural grain of wood.

Xylography :: Xylography (n.) A method pf printing in colors upon wood for purposes of house decoration.

Xyloid :: Xyloid (a.) Resembling wood; having the nature of wood.

Xyloidin :: Xyloidin (n.) A substance resembling pyroxylin, obtained by the action of nitric acid on starch; -- called also nitramidin..

Xylol :: Xylol (n.) Same as Xylene.

Xylonite :: Xylonite (n.) See Zylonite.

Xylophaga :: Xylophaga (n.) A genus of marine bivalves which bore holes in wood. They are allied to Pholas.

Xylophagan :: Xylophagan (n.) One of a tribe of beetles whose larvae bore or live in wood.

Xylophagan :: Xylophagan (n.) Any species of Xylophaga.

Xylophagan :: Xylophagan (n.) Any one of the Xylophagides.

Xylophagides :: Xylophagides (n. pl.) A tribe or family of dipterous flies whose larvae live in decayed wood. Some of the tropical species are very large.

Xylophagous :: Xylophagous (a.) Eating, boring in, or destroying, wood; -- said especially of certain insect larvae, crustaceans, and mollusks..

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