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LIGNUM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does lignum mean?
• LIGNUM (noun)
The noun LIGNUM has 1 sense:
1. woody tissue
Familiarity information: LIGNUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Woody tissue
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("lignum" is a kind of...):
plant tissue (the tissue of a plant)
Holonyms ("lignum" is a substance of...):
ligneous plant; woody plant (a plant having hard lignified tissues or woody parts especially stems)
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