Lignify
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /ˈlɪɡnɪfaɪ/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Lignify is a verb meaning (intransitive) To become wood.
Meaning
(intransitive) To become wood.
More Meanings
- (intransitive, botany) To develop woody tissue as a result of incrustation of lignin during secondary growth.
- (intransitive, by extension) To become rigid or fixed, like something made of wood.
- (transitive) To turn into wood; to make ligneous.
Word Forms
- lignifies
- lignifying
- lignified
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include lignitize, ignify, treeify, lapidify, lustrify, lichenize.
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