ligni-

ligni-

a combining form meaning “wood,” used in the formation of compound words: ligniform.
Also, ligno-; especially before a vowel, lign-.


Origin:
< Latin, combining form representing lignum wood
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Ligni- is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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ligni-, (before a vowel) ligno- or (before a vowel) lign-
 
combining form
indicating wood: lignocellulose
 
[from Latin lignum wood]
 
ligno-, (before a vowel) ligno- or (before a vowel) lign-
 
combining form
 
[from Latin lignum wood]
 
lign-, (before a vowel) ligno- or (before a vowel) lign-
 
combining form
 
[from Latin lignum wood]

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