'Ligneous' definitions:

Definition of 'ligneous'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Consisting of or containing lignin or xylem; "ligneous (or woody) tissue"

Definition of 'Ligneous'

From: 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • Ligneous marble, wood coated or prepared so as to resemble marble. [1913 Webster]

Words containing 'Ligneous'