Meaning

2 senses
  1. Of, or resembling wood; woody.

  2. Containing lignin or xylem.

    consisting of or containing lignin or xylem

Translations

3 languages

Origin

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

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

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Forms

more ligneous, most ligneous
Comparativemore ligneous Lesson
Superlativemost ligneous Lesson

regular

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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