xylosma

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English

A xylosma blossom

Etymology

From the genus name Xylosma.

Noun

xylosma (plural xylosmas)

  1. Any of various evergreen shrubs and small trees in the genus Xylosma
    • 1978, Oliver E. Allen, Pruning and Grafting, page 93:
      The intergrown foliage atop a xylosma hedge appears to be delicately balanced on long wooden fingers.

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