(definition) by Webster 1913 Thu Dec 22 2005 at 5:27:32

Xy*lot"o*my (?), n. [Pref. xylo- + -tomy.]

Art of preparing sections (transverse, tangential, or radial) of wood, esp. by means of a microtome, for microscopic examination.

 

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