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Adjective: xiphoid  'zI,foyd or 'zi,foyd
  1. Shaped like a sword blade
    "the iris has a xiphoid leaf";
    - ensiform, sword-shaped, swordlike, bladelike
     
  2. Of, or relating to the xiphisternum

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Encyclopedia: Xiphoid

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Ximenesia encelioides
Xining
Xinjiang
Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region
Xiphias
Xiphias gladius
Xiphiidae
xiphisternum
xiphium iris
xiphoid
xiphoid process
Xiphosura
Xiphosurus polyphemus
Xishuangbanna Dai
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