'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]