xylogen

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noun

Nascent wood; wood cells in a forming state.

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Meanings

nounxylogen (uncountable)
  1. uncountableNascent wood; wood cells in a forming state.

    Xylogen is found in the primary cell-wall, and in the thickening layers of all woody cells.

    1858, Grover Coe, Concentrated organic medicines, page 43

Origin

From xylo- + -gen.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

loxygen
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APA

xylogen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xylogen

MLA

“xylogen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xylogen. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “xylogen,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xylogen.

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