ligno-

American  

1. variant of ligni-.

   lignocellulose.

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Usage

What does ligno- mean? Ligno- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “wood.” It is very occasionally used in scientific terms, especially in biology.Ligno- comes from Latin lignum, meaning “wood.” A Greek translation is hȳ́lē, meaning “wood” or “matter,” as in the substance of the universe, source of the combining form hylo-. Another Greek-based combining form meaning “wood” is xylo-. To learn more, check out our Words That Use article on the forms.What are variants of ligno-?When combined with words or word elements that begin with a vowel, ligno- becomes lign-, as in lignin. In most instances, ligno- is ligni-, as in lignify. Want to know more? Read our Words That Use articles on lign- and ligni-.

Example Sentences

Deus ille dicit, Geneseos primo: Videte ne forte sumat de ligno vitœ etc.

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Deus autem novi testamenti dicit, Apocalipsis primo: Vincenti dabo edere de ligno vitœ.

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Ad hoc sacellum Ara Cœli a festo nativitatis domini usque ad festum Epiphani� magna populi frequentia invisitur et colitur in presepio Christi nati infantuli simulacrum ex ole� ligno apud montem olivarum Hierosolymis a quodam devoto Minorita sculptum eo animo, ut ad hoc festum celebrandum deportaretur.

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“Quia audisti vocem uxoris tuæ, et comedisti de ligno, &c.”

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Leigh, militem, olim legatum apud Imperatorem Russiæ, et quod in cista ex ligno bene olenti, ad eam finem comparanda, reponatur in archivis, munita sera affabre facta; clavis permaneat semper apud Vice-Cancellarium vel ejus deputatum, nec cuiquam illud inspiciendi vel contrectandi potestas esto, nisi in præsentia eorundem.'

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