adj
Meaning 1
Of, or resembling wood; woody.
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Standard Lemma guide
ligneous
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adj
Meaning 2
Containing lignin or xylem.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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adjective satellite
Meaning 3
consisting of or containing lignin or xylem
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- ligneous (or woody) tissue
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History
Etymology
From Latin ligneus; compare Latin lignōsus; equivalent to lign- + -eous.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: ligneux — woody
- Irish: adhmadúil — woody
- Italian: legnoso — woody
- Spanish: lignario — woody
- Swedish: vedartad — woody
- French: ligneux — containing lignin