ligni-

a combining form meaning “wood,” used in the formation of compound words: ligniform.

Origin of ligni-

<Latin, combining form representing lignum wood

Also ligno-; especially before a vowel, lign-.

Words Nearby ligni-

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How to use ligni- in a sentence

This is clearly the species found by Batsch "ligni demortui putridi in interiore corticis pagina."
The North American Slime-Moulds | Thomas H. (Thomas Huston) MacBride
Soot tea; Infusum fuliginis ligni, L. Antacid and stimulant.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I | Arnold Cooley
Item, fabella, seu orata una argenti facta ad modum unius maze cum manica ligni ligata in argento.
History of the Fan | George Woolliscroft Rhead
Fidenter affirmavit inferorum terram vices obire ligni, & ipsam ardere per sese.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. I: Acadia, 1610-1613 | Various

British Dictionary definitions for ligni-

ligni-

combining form

indicating wood: lignocellulose

Origin of ligni-

from Latin lignum wood

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