lignificationn.
/ˌlɪɡnᵻfᵻˈkeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌlɪɡnəfəˈkeɪʃən/ The process of becoming ligneous.
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lignification1808
suberification1874
suberization1877
1808 Good in Ann. Reg., Char. etc. 112 We can trace the age of a tree with a considerable degree of certainty, by allowing a year for every outer circle, and about two or three years for the complete lignification of the innermost.
1885 G. L. Goodale in A. Gray & G. L. Goodale Bot. Text-bk. (ed. 6) II. i. ii. 62 Lignification may increase the thickness of the cell-wall.
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