Meaning xiphoid
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xiphoid


"sword-shaped," 1746, from Greek xiphos "a sword," of unknown origin (Klein suggests a Semitic source and compares Hebrew sayif, Arabic sayf) + -oid.
Source: etymonline.com

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xiphoid


sword-shaped
Source: en.oxforddictionaries.com

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xiphoid


xiphos = sword. xylem ray
Source: mhhe.com





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