Monoxylon

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A canoe or boat made from a hollowed out tree.

Etymology

From New Latin monoxylon, from Ancient Greek μονόξυλος (monóxulos, “made from a solid trunk”). See mono- and xylo-.

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