LIGNEOUS

ligneous

(adjective) consisting of or containing lignin or xylem; “ligneous (or woody) tissue”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

ligneous (comparative more ligneous, superlative most ligneous)

Of, or resembling wood; woody.

(botany) Containing lignin or xylem.

Source: Wiktionary

Lig"ne*ous, a. Etym: [L. ligneus, fr. lignum wood. Cf. Lignous.]

Definition: Made of wood; consisting of wood; of the nature of, or resembling, wood; woody. 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. Ligneous marble, wood coated or prepared so as to resemble marble.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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