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Definition of Ligneous
1. Adjective. Consisting of or containing lignin or xylem. "Ligneous (or woody) tissue"
Definition of Ligneous
1. a. Made of wood; consisting of wood; of the nature of, or resembling, wood; woody.
Definition of Ligneous
1. Adjective. Of, or resembling wood; woody. ¹
2. Adjective. (botany) Containing lignin or xylem. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ligneous
1. of or resembling wood [adj]
Medical Definition of Ligneous
1. Made of wood; consisting of wood; of the nature of, or resembling, wood; woody. "It should be tried with shoots of vines and roots of red roses; for it may be they, being of a moreligneous nature, will incorporate with the tree itself." (Bacon) Ligneous marble, wood coated or prepared so as to resemble marble. Origin: L. Ligneus, fr. Lignum wood. Cf. Lignous. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ligneous
Literary usage of Ligneous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal by Institution of Electrical Engineers Radio Section (1874)
"I wished to assure myself whether, in this relative conductibility, the ligneous
matter of the substance itself conducted, or whether the conduction was not ..."
2. Arboretum Et Fruticetum Britannicum: Or, The Trees and Shrubs of Britain by John Claudius Loudon (1854)
"App. I. Half-hardy ligneous Species of ... It is supposed to be a native of New
Holland. CHAP. XXV. OP THE HALF-HARDY ligneous PLANTS OF THE ORDER l. ..."
3. Class-book of Botany: Being Outlines of the Structure, Physiology and by Alphonso Wood (1861)
"THE ligneous SYSTEM 685. INCLUDES the firm structures of roots, stems, and their
appendages, summarily called the wood. 686. STRUCTURE. ..."
4. Elements of Chemistry by Jean-Antoine-Claude Chaptal, William Nicholson (1800)
"The ligneous part is fo far from being ... Concerning the ligneous Texture.
Beneath the bark there is a, ..."
5. Timber: A Comprehensive Study of Wood in All Its Aspects, Commercial and by Paul Charpentier, Joseph Kennell, tr (1902)
"The cortical and ligneous fibres differ from one another by the following ...
ligneous fibres, whose constitution approaches greatly that of the medullary ..."
6. The Chemistry of Vegetable & Animal Physiology by Gerrit Jan Mulder (1849)
"... less as purely scientific facts, than for the purpose of pointing out the
impropriety of calling the whole substance of the ligneous cells woody matter, ..."
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