'Lignify' definitions:
Definition of 'lignify'
(from WordNet)
verb
Convert into wood or cause to become woody
Definition of 'Lignify'
From: GCIDE
- Lignify \Lig"ni*fy\, v. i. (Bot.) To become wood. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Lignify'
From: GCIDE
- Lignify \Lig"ni*fy\ (l[i^]g"n[i^]*f[imac]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lignified (l[i^]g"n[i^]*f[imac]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Lignifying (l[i^]g"n[i^]*f[imac]`[i^]ng).] [L. lignum wood + -fy: cf. F. lignifier.] (Bot.) To convert into wood or into a ligneous substance. [1913 Webster]