Xenia
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Xenia is a noun meaning (classical studies) The concept of hospitality to strangers.
Meaning
(classical studies) The concept of hospitality to strangers.
More Meanings
- (botany) The effect that genes from pollen have on the endosperm.
- A coral of the genus Xenia of photosynthetic soft marine corals with many-branched arms which pulse and push water around the coral.
- plural of xenium
Example Sentences
[...] keep things like elegance corals, xenias and other soft corals and polyps that don't need maximum light levels.
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.
Word Forms
- xenias
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include xenodochy, xenium, xenodochion, xenodocheion, xenodocheum, philhellenism.
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