"xenia" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From New Latin xenia, from Ancient Greek ξενίᾱ (xeníā, “hospitality”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|NL.|xenia}} New Latin xenia, {{der|en|grc|ξενίᾱ||hospitality}} Ancient Greek ξενίᾱ (xeníā, “hospitality”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} xenia (uncountable)
  1. (classical studies) The concept of hospitality to strangers. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Classical studies Translations (ancient concept of hospitality): xenio (Ido), xénia [feminine] (Slovak), xenía (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-xenia-en-noun-rvPr5p0C Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 36 27 2 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 30 35 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 47 53 Topics: classical-studies, history, human-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'ancient concept of hospitality': 95 5
  2. (botany) The effect that genes from pollen have on the endosperm. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-xenia-en-noun-pdpKJsvr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 36 27 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 30 35 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 47 53 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: carpoxenia, metaxenia, xenial
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: xenias [plural]
Etymology: From Xenia. Head templates: {{en-noun}} xenia (plural xenias)
  1. A coral of the genus Xenia of photosynthetic soft marine corals with many-branched arms which pulse and push water around the coral.
    Sense id: en-xenia-en-noun-l10TNg0h Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 36 27 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 30 30 38 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 30 35 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} xenia
  1. plural of xenium Tags: form-of, plural Form of: xenium
    Sense id: en-xenia-en-noun-3Vdt~Jhe Categories (other): English plurals in -a with singular in -um or -on
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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