LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

xylinum

xylinum n (genitive xylinī)

Meaning

  1. neutercotton

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativexylinumxylina
genitivexylinīxylinōrum
dativexylinōxylinīs
accusativexylinumxylina
ablativexylinōxylinīs
vocativexylinumxylina

xўlĭnum, i, n., = ξύλινον,
I. cotton, Plin. 19, 1, 2, § 14.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ξύλινος (xúlinos).

Quick answers

What does xylinum mean in Latin?
xylinum, a noun, means “cotton”.
What is the genitive of xylinum?
The genitive singular is xylinī. xylinum is neuter, second declension.