C2 verb #149,819 most common

lignify

UK /ˈlɪɡnɪfaɪ/ | US /ˈlɪɡnɪfaɪ/

To become wood.

lignify in 30 Seconds

  • (verb) To become wood.
  • (verb) To develop woody tissue as a result of incrustation of lignin during secondary growth.
  • (verb) (by extension) To become rigid or fixed, like something made of wood.

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb To become wood.
  2. 2
    verb To develop woody tissue as a result of incrustation of lignin during secondary growth.
  3. 3
    verb (by extension) To become rigid or fixed, like something made of wood.
  4. 4
    verb To turn into wood; to make ligneous.
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