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ligneous

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lig⋅ne⋅ous

  [lig-nee-uhs]
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–adjective
of the nature of or resembling wood; woody.
Origin:
1620–30; < L ligneus of wood. See lign-, -eous
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lig·ne·ous   (lĭg'nē-əs)   
adj.  Consisting of or having the texture or appearance of wood; woody.

[From Latin ligneus, from lignum, wood; see leg- in Indo-European roots.]
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