English Explanatory Dictionary

ligneous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of, or resembling wood; woody.
  2. Containing lignin or xylem.

Word forms

ligneous more ligneous most ligneous lignous

Etymology

From Latin ligneus; compare Latin lignōsus; equivalent to lign- + -eous.

Derived words

ligneous conjunctivitis pyroligneous semiligneous
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