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ligni-|ˈlɪgnɪ|
comb. form of L. lignum wood, as in ˈlignicole, ligˈnicoline adjs. [L. colĕre to inhabit], growing on wood, as some mosses, lichens, and fungi (Cent. Dict.). lignicolous |-ˈɪkələs| a. [f. as prec. + -ous], living in wood; ‘applied to certain bivalve shells which establish themselves in wood’ (Mayne Expos. Lex. 1855). ligniferous |-ˈɪfərəs| a. [see -ferous], bearing or producing wood (ibid.). ligniform a. [see -form], of the form or appearance of wood. ligniperdous |-ˈpɜːdəs| a. [L. perdĕre to destroy], wood-destroying. lignivorous |-ˈɪvərəs| a. [L. -vorus devouring], wood-devouring.
1796Kirwan Elem. Min. (ed. 2) II. 60 *Ligniform Carbonated Wood.
1832Lyell Princ. Geol. II. vii. 122 Beetles, and many other kinds of *ligniperdous insects have been introduced into Great Britain in timber.
1826Kirby & Sp. Entomol. xlix. (1828) IV. 492 In the saprophaga, the *lignivorous tribes form more than a half. 1863Bates Nat. Amazon v. (1864) 128 The felled timber attracts lignivorous insects. |