Ligneous

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ligneous \Lig"ne*ous\ (l[i^]g"n[-e]*[u^]s), a. [L. ligneus, fr.
     lignum wood. Cf. {Lignous}.]
     Made of wood; consisting of wood; of the nature of, or
     resembling, wood; woody.
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           It should be tried with shoots of vines and roots of
           red roses; for it may be they, being of a moreligneous
           nature, will incorporate with the tree itself. --Bacon.
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     {Ligneous marble}, wood coated or prepared so as to resemble
        marble.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  ligneous
       adj : consisting of or containing lignin or xylem; "ligneous (or
             woody) tissue"