LIGNEOUS

ligneous. Ligneous, a. wooden, made of or like wood

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Lig″ne‐ous (lĭg″nē̍‐ŭs), a. [[L. ligneus, fr. lignum wood. Cf. Lignous.]] 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.