Roots: X
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- xanth-
- referring to the color yellow (xanthocarpus =
yellow-fruited / xanthinus)
- xer-
- dry (xerocarpa = dry-fruited)
(Xeranthemum = dry flower)
- xiph-
- referring to a sword (xiphioides)
- xyl-
- referring to wood (Xylobium = wood + life, referring to
the epiphytic habit of these orchids)
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Last updated on 10/14/94