LIGNIFY


Meaning of LIGNIFY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈlig-nə-ˌfī ]

verb

( -fied ; -fy·ing )

Etymology: French lignifier, from Latin lignum

Date: circa 1828

transitive verb

: to convert into wood or woody tissue

intransitive verb

: to become wood or woody

• lig·ni·fi·ca·tion ˌlig-nə-fə-ˈkā-shən noun

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