XENIUM
Xe"ni*um, n.; pl. Xenia. Etym: [L., from Gr. (Class. Antiq.)
Defn: A present given to a guest or stranger, or to a foreign ambassador.
XENODOCHIUM Xen`o*do*chi"um, n. Etym: [LL., fr. L. xenodochium a building for the reception of strangers, Gr. (a) (Class. Antiq.)
Defn: A house for the reception of strangers. (b) In the Middle Ages, a room in a monastery for the reception and entertainment of strangers and pilgrims, and for the relief of paupers. [Called also Xenodocheion.]
XENODOCHY
Xe*nod"o*chy, n. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: Reception of strangers; hospitality. [R.]
XENOGAMY
Xe*nog"a*my, n. Etym: [Gr. xe`nos strange, foreign + (Bot.)
Defn: Cross fertilization.
XENOGENESIS Xen`o*gen"e*sis, n. Etym: [Gr. xe`nos a stranger + E. genesis.] (Biol.) (a) Same as Heterogenesis. (b) The fancied production of an organism of one kind by an organism of another. Huxley.
XENOGENETIC
Xen`o*ge*net"ic, a. (Biol.)