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单词 lignify
释义

lignify

[ lig-nuh-fahy ]
/ ˈlɪg nəˌfaɪ /

verb (used with object), lig·ni·fied, lig·ni·fy·ing.

to convert into wood; cause to become woody.

verb (used without object), lig·ni·fied, lig·ni·fy·ing.

to become wood or woody.

Origin of lignify

First recorded in 1820–30; ligni- + -fy

OTHER WORDS FROM lignify

lig·ni·fi·ca·tion, nounun·lig·ni·fied, adjective

Words nearby lignify

ligne, ligneous, ligni-, lignicolous, ligniform, lignify, lignin, lignin sulfonate, lignite, lignivorous, ligno-
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British Dictionary definitions for lignify

lignify
/ (ˈlɪɡnɪˌfaɪ) /

verb -fies, -fying or -fied

botany to make or become woody as a result of the deposition of lignin in the cell walls

Derived forms of lignify

lignification, noun
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Scientific definitions for lignify

lignify
[ lĭgnə-fī′ ]

To make or become stiffer and stronger by the deposition of lignin.
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