About The Word Ligneous
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Ligneous
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What's The Definition Of Ligneous?
[adj] (botany) consisting of or containing lignin or xylem; "ligneous (or woody) tissue"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Ligneous: woody Related Terms | Find terms related to Ligneous: See Also | Ligneous In Webster's Dictionary \Lig"ne*ous\ (l[i^]g"n[-e]*[u^]s), a. [L. ligneus, fr.
lignum wood. Cf. {Lignous}.]
Made of wood; consisting of wood; of the nature of, or
resembling, wood; woody.
It should be tried with shoots of vines and roots of
red roses; for it may be they, being of a moreligneous
nature, will incorporate with the tree itself. --Bacon.
{Ligneous marble}, wood coated or prepared so as to resemble
marble.
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