XYL(O)
\zˈa͡ɪl ˈə͡ʊ], \zˈaɪl ˈəʊ], \z_ˈaɪ_l__ ˈəʊ]\
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comb. forms of Greek xulon wood: xylobalsamum, (decoction of) dried twigs of balm-of-Gilead tree; xylocarp, (tree with) hard woody fruit, so -carpous a.; xylograph, a (esp. 15th-c.) wood-engraving, also a decorative pattern got by mechanical reproduction of wood-grain, so -graphy, -grapher, -graphic; xylonitc, = CELLULOID n.; xylophagous, (of insects) feeding on wood[-PHAGOUS]; xylophone, musical instrument of wooden bars graduated in length& vibrating when struck or rubbed.
By Sir Augustus Henry
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