ligneous Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite consisting of or containing lignin or xylem
    • ligneous (or woody) tissue

WordNet

Lig"ne*ous adjective
Etymology
L. ligneus, fr. lignum wood. Cf. Lignous.
Definitions
  1. 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.

Webster 1913