Xylomelum
1: small species of Australian trees or shrubs; grown for their fruit and flowers [syn: {genus Xylomelum}]
Xylomelum pyriforme
1: tree bearing pear-shaped fruit with a thick woody epicarp [syn: {native pear}, {woody pear}]
xylophone
1: a percussion instrument with wooden bars tuned to produce a chromatic scale and with resonators; played with small mallets [syn: {marimba}]
Xylopia
1: tropical evergreen trees or shrubs; chiefly African [syn: {genus Xylopia}]
Xylopia aethiopica
1: tropical west African evergreen tree bearing pungent aromatic seeds used as a condiment and in folk medicine [syn: {Guinea pepper}, {negro pepper}]
xylose
1: a sugar extracted from wood or straw; used in foods for diabetics [syn: {wood sugar}]
xylosma
1: shrub or small tree grown as an ornamental in mild climates for its neat evergreen foliage and fragrant late flowers; native of China [syn: {Xylosma congestum}]
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Xylosma congestum
1: shrub or small tree grown as an ornamental in mild climates for its neat evergreen foliage and fragrant late flowers; native of China [syn: {xylosma}]
Xyphophorus helleri
1: freshwater fish of Central America having a long swordlike tail; popular aquarium fish [syn: {swordtail}, {helleri}, {topminnow}]
Xyridaceae
1: plants of tropical to temperate regions; usually in wet places [syn: {family Xyridaceae}, {yellow-eyed grass family}]
Xyridales
1: an order of monocotyledonous herbs [syn: {order Xyridales}, {Commelinales}, {order Commelinales}]
Xyris
1: chiefly American marsh plants, having usually yellow flowers [syn: {genus Xyris}]
XYY
1: (genetics) abnormal complement of sex hormones in a male who has two Y chromosomes
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