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xenia definition

xe·nia (zē′nē ə, zēn′yə)

noun

Bot. the immediate influence of pollen from one strain of a plant upon the endosperm of another strain, resulting in hybrid characters in the form, color, etc. of the resulting growth, as in the colors of corn grains

Etymology: ModL < Gr, hospitality < xenos, foreign, stranger

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