'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]

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