xenia

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See also: Xenia, xénia, xenía, xenią, and Xénia

English[edit]

 xenia on Wikipedia

Etymology 1[edit]

From New Latin xenia, from Ancient Greek ξενίᾱ (xeníā, hospitality).

Noun[edit]

xenia (uncountable)

  1. (classical studies) The concept of hospitality to strangers.
  2. (botany) The effect that genes from pollen have on the endosperm.
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Etymology 2[edit]

From Xenia.

Noun[edit]

xenia (plural xenias)

  1. A coral of the genus Xenia of photosynthetic soft marine corals with many-branched arms which pulse and push water around the coral.
    • 2001, Freshwater and Marine Aquarium, volume 24:
      [...] keep things like elegance corals, xenias and other soft corals and polyps that don't need maximum light levels.
    • 2009, Tropical Fish Hobbyist, volume 57:
      Corals such as pulsing xenia will be fine if left above the waterline for short amounts of time during water [changes ... I'm fine with] xenias being exposed to air for a relatively brief period.

Etymology 3[edit]

Noun[edit]

xenia

  1. plural of xenium

Latin[edit]

Noun[edit]

xenia

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of xenium

References[edit]

  • xenia”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • xenia”, in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
  • xenia”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Polish[edit]

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ξενίᾱ (xeníā).

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Noun[edit]

xenia f

  1. (poetry) Xenien (biting epigram in the form of a two-line poem)

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Further reading[edit]

  • xenia in Polish dictionaries at PWN