Meanings
nounmonoxylon (plural monoxylons)
plural monoxylons
- A canoe or boat made from a hollowed out tree.
Synonyms: dugout
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA canoe or boat made from a hollowed out tree.
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Origin
- Ancient Greekμονόξυλος“made from a solid trunk”
- New Latinmonoxylon
- Englishmonoxylon
From New Latin monoxylon, from Ancient Greek μονόξυλος (monóxulos, “made from a solid trunk”). See mono- and xylo-.
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monoxylon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monoxylon
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“monoxylon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monoxylon. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monoxylon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monoxylon.
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