| LIGNIN | • lignin n. (Organic chemistry) A complex non-carbohydrate aromatic polymer present in all wood. • LIGNIN n. an essential part of woody tissue. |
| LIGNIFY | • lignify v. (Intransitive) To become wood. • lignify v. (Intransitive, botany) To develop woody tissue as a result of incrustation of lignin during secondary growth. • lignify v. (Intransitive, by extension) To become rigid or fixed, like something made of wood. |
| LIGNINS | • lignins n. Plural of lignin. • LIGNIN n. an essential part of woody tissue. |
| LIGNITE | • lignite n. A low-grade, brownish-black coal. • Lignite prop.n. A ghost town in California. • Lignite prop.n. A city and town in North Dakota. |
| LIGNITES | • lignites n. Plural of lignite. • LIGNITE n. brown coal, a stage in the conversion of vegetable matter into coal. |
| LIGNITIC | • lignitic adj. Containing or resembling lignite. • LIGNITIC adj. of or containing lignite. |
| LIGNICOLE | • LIGNICOLE adj. growing or living in wood, also LIGNICOLOUS. |
| LIGNIFIED | • lignified v. Simple past tense and past participle of lignify. • LIGNIFY v. to convert into wood. |
| LIGNIFIES | • lignifies v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lignify. • LIGNIFY v. to convert into wood. |
| LIGNIFORM | • ligniform adj. Like wood. • LIGNIFORM adj. of the form or shape of wood. |
| LIGNIFYING | • lignifying v. Present participle of lignify. • LIGNIFY v. to convert into wood. |
| LIGNICOLOUS | • lignicolous adj. (Biology) That lives in dead wood, leaves, or sticks, or organic debris. • LIGNICOLOUS adj. growing or living in wood, also LIGNICOLE. |
| LIGNIVOROUS | • lignivorous adj. That feeds on wood. • LIGNIVOROUS adj. feeding on wood. |
| LIGNIPERDOUS | • ligniperdous adj. (Zoology) Wood-destroying; said of certain insects and fungi. • LIGNIPERDOUS adj. destroying wood. |
| LIGNIFICATION | • lignification n. Turning to wood; the process of becoming ligneous. • LIGNIFICATION n. the act of lignifying, turning to wood. |
| LIGNIFICATIONS | • lignifications n. Plural of lignification. • LIGNIFICATION n. the act of lignifying, turning to wood. |