n.
Pronunciation: ˌ lig-n ō - ' sel-y ə - ˌ l ō s, - ˌ l ō z
Function: noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary
Date: 1900
: any of several closely related substances constituting the essential part of woody cell walls of plants and consisting of cellulose intimately associated with lignin
– lig · no · cel · lu · los · ic \ - ˌ sel-y ə - ' l ō -sik, -zik \ adjective