xenia
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English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From New Latin xenia, from Ancient Greek ξενίᾱ (xeníā, “hospitality”).
Noun[edit]
xenia (uncountable)
- (classical studies) The concept of hospitality to strangers.
- (botany) The effect that genes from pollen have on the endosperm.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
See also[edit]
- Xenia (Greek) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 2[edit]
From Xenia.
Noun[edit]
xenia (plural xenias)
- 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
Latin[edit]
Noun[edit]
xenia
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]
Etymology[edit]
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ξενίᾱ (xeníā).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
xenia f
Declension[edit]
Declension of xenia
Further reading[edit]
- xenia in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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