xylosma
See also: Xylosma
English
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Etymology
From the genus name Xylosma
Noun
xylosma (plural xylosmas)
- Any of various evergreen shrubs and small trees in the genus Xylosma
- 1978, Oliver E. Allen, Pruning and Grafting[1], page 93:
- The intergrown foliage atop a xylosma hedge appears to be delicately balanced on long wooden fingers.