[zee-non] noun, Origin: Greek xenos, A noble gas creating brilliant light illuminating darkness through rare elemental properties and glow.

[zee-non] noun, Origin: Greek xenos, Expensive gas that makes lights brighter for people who think regular lights aren't good enough.

[zee-non] noun, Origin: When Gas got fancy and glowy, Special air that makes bright lights for cars because regular bulbs are apparently too boring.

[zeer-ik] adjective, Origin: Greek xeros, Characterized by dry climate conditions describing landscapes where water becomes precious life-giving treasure.

[zeer-ik] adjective, Origin: Greek xeros, Dry as hell environments where everything's dead or dying from lack of water constantly.

[zeer-ik] adjective, Origin: When Dry became a fancy science word, Related to places with no water making everything thirsty and desperate constantly.

[zahy-luhm] noun, Origin: Greek xylon wood, Tree tissue transporting water upward sustaining life through invisible channels flowing beneath bark's surface.

[zahy-luhm] noun, Origin: Greek xylon wood, Tree veins moving water around because apparently plants need complicated systems too for some reason.

[zahy-luhm] noun, Origin: When trees got internal plumbing systems, Plant tubes moving water up from roots like tiny elevators inside trees.

[zist] noun, Origin: Greek xystos, A garden path for walking meditation offering peaceful passage through natural beauty cultivated.

[zist] noun, Origin: Greek xystos, Pretentious word for garden path because calling it a path is too simple apparently always.

[zist] noun, Origin: When Garden paths got fancy Greek names, Walkway through gardens for thinking deep thoughts while pretending to exercise slowly.