ligneous

[ lig-nee-uhs ]

/ ˈlɪg ni əs /

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adjective

of the nature of or resembling wood; woody.

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Origin of ligneous

First recorded in 1620–30, ligneous is from the Latin word ligneus of wood. See lign-, -eous

Words nearby ligneous

lightwood, light-year, lign-, lignaloes, ligne, ligneous, ligni-, lignicolous, ligniform, lignify, lignin

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How to use ligneous in a sentence

In proportion as they increase in age and in strength—especially in their last year—do they attack also ligneous vegetation.
The Insect World|Louis Figuier
The fragile ligneous cylinder would certainly have been broken during such transportation.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 481, March 21, 1885|Various
The cellular tissue itself, which forms usually only a twentieth or twenty-fifth of the whole weight, consists of ligneous fibre.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure
A and D include twenty ligneous species out of forty-nine, that is about forty-one per cent.
Origin of Cultivated Plants|Alphonse De Candolle

Also we allowed our teeth to play with the ligneous hardtack and finally fatigued with our exertions we slept soundly.
Springfield in the Spanish American War|Walter W. Ward

British Dictionary definitions for ligneous

ligneous

/ (ˈlɪɡnɪəs) /

adjective

of or resembling wood

Word Origin for ligneous

C17: from Latin ligneus, from lignum wood

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