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LIGNEOUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ligneous mean?
• LIGNEOUS (adjective)
The adjective LIGNEOUS has 1 sense:
1. consisting of or containing lignin or xylem
Familiarity information: LIGNEOUS used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Consisting of or containing lignin or xylem
Context example:
ligneous (or woody) tissue
Similar:
woody (made of or containing or resembling wood)
Domain category:
botany; phytology (the branch of biology that studies plants)
Derivation:
lignin (a complex polymer; the chief constituent of wood other than carbohydrates; binds to cellulose fibers to harden and strengthen cell walls of plants)
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