"xilinous" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more xilinous [comparative], most xilinous [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin xylinum (“cotton”) + -ous. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|xylinum|ous|lang1=la|t1=cotton}} Latin xylinum (“cotton”) + -ous Head templates: {{en-adj}} xilinous (comparative more xilinous, superlative most xilinous)
  1. (rare) Pertaining to or made of cotton. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-xilinous-en-adj-Z1W2GCHQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ous

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