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fittingoppositelast Friday at 3:45 PM1 replyview on HN

Haha. Yeah I figured Xylo- (wood) + sth. related to mono-poly so wood-seller made sense. Never have heard of this word before


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pclmulqdqlast Friday at 3:53 PM

I think the test was vibe coded, because a xylologist is someone who studies wood, not someone who sells wood. I am not sure if "xylolgist" was the exact word, though.

xylo- = wood; -logy = study

Indeed from M-W: "a branch of dendrology dealing with the gross and the minute structure of wood"

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