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