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ligneous plant |
ligniferous |
lignification |
lignified |
ligniform |
lignify
| lignin
| ligniperdous
| lignireose
| lignite
| lignitic
lignify
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb lignify has 1 sense
- lignify(v = verb.change) - convert into wood or cause to become woody; is one way to convert
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CIDE DICTIONARY
lignify, v. t. [L. lignum wood + -fy: cf. F. lignifier.].
To convert into wood or into a ligneous substance. [1913 Webster]
lignify, v. i.
To become wood. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
lignify, v.tr. & intr. (-ies, -ied) Bot. make or become woody by the deposition of lignin.
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