LIGNIFY


Meaning of LIGNIFY in English

ˈlignəˌfī verb

( -ed/-ing/-es )

Etymology: French lignifier, from lign- + -fier -fy

transitive verb

: to convert into wood or woody tissue

intransitive verb

: to become wood or woody by chemical and physical changes in the cell walls that convert some or all of the constituents into lignin or lignocellulose — compare cuticularized , cutinized , suberization

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