xyloid
[ zahy-loid ]
/ ˈzaɪ lɔɪd /
adjective
resembling wood; ligneous.
Origin of xyloid
1850–55; < Greek
xýl(on) wood +
-oid
Words nearby xyloid
xylo-,
xylocarp,
xylogenous,
xylograph,
xylography,
xyloid,
xylol,
xylophage,
xylophagous,
xylophilous,
xylophone
British Dictionary definitions for xyloid
xyloid
/ (ˈzaɪlɔɪd) /
adjective
botany
of, relating to, or resembling wood; woody