xenia

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  1. noun The direct effect on a hybrid plant produced by the transfer of pollen from one strain to the endosperm of a different strain.

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  1. New Latin, from Greek xeniā, hospitality, from xenos, guest, stranger; see xeno-.

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  1. New Latin, from Greek ξενία, hospitality, also alien condition: see xenial.
 

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