释义 |
noun ˈzēnēəˈzēnēə Botany The influence or effect of pollen on the endosperm or embryo, resulting in hybrid characteristics in form, color, etc., of the derived seed. Example sentencesExamples - This phenomenon of pollen affecting fruit characteristics has been known as xenia.
- Xenia is the effect of pollen on the development and characteristics of the fruits.
- Pollen also potentially influences oil content by means of xenia.
- Xenia describes any immediate effect a pollen grain has on the germ or endosperm of seed plants.
- Taking full advantage of the glut, the flower-like polyps of xenia soft corals pulsated as they fed on the zooplankton delivered by the currents.
proper nounˈzēnyəˈzēnyə A commercial and industrial city in southwestern Ohio; population 27,357 (est. 2008). nounˈzēnēə Botany The influence or effect of pollen on the endosperm or embryo, resulting in hybrid characteristics in form, color, etc., of the derived seed. Example sentencesExamples - Taking full advantage of the glut, the flower-like polyps of xenia soft corals pulsated as they fed on the zooplankton delivered by the currents.
- Pollen also potentially influences oil content by means of xenia.
- This phenomenon of pollen affecting fruit characteristics has been known as xenia.
- Xenia is the effect of pollen on the development and characteristics of the fruits.
- Xenia describes any immediate effect a pollen grain has on the germ or endosperm of seed plants.
proper nounˈzēnyə A commercial and industrial city in southwestern Ohio; population 27,357 (est. 2008). |