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lig·ne·ous
/
ˈlɪg
ni
əs
/
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[
lig
-nee-
uh
s
]
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adjective
of the
nature
of or resembling wood; woody.
Origin:
1620–30;
<
Latin
ligneus
of wood. See
lign-
,
-eous
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ligneous
(ˈlɪɡnɪəs)
—
adj
of or resembling wood
[C17: from Latin
ligneus,
from
lignum
wood]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
ligneous
1620s, from L. ligneus, from lignum "wood" (see
lecture
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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