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lignification

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lig⋅ni⋅fy

  [lig-nuh-fahy] verb, -fied, -fy⋅ing.
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–verb (used with object)
1. to convert into wood; cause to become woody.
–verb (used without object)
2. to become wood or woody.
Origin:
1820–30; ligni- + -fy

Related forms:
lig⋅ni⋅fi⋅ca⋅tion, noun
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lig·ni·fy   (lĭg'nə-fī')   
v.   lig·ni·fied, lig·ni·fy·ing, lig·ni·fies

v.   intr.
To turn into wood or become woody through the formation and deposit of lignin in cell walls.
v.   tr.
To make woody or woodlike by the deposit of lignin.
lig'ni·fi·ca'tion (-fĭ-kā'shən) n.
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