lignify
/ˈlɪɡnɪfaɪ/ · verb
Meaning
- To become wood.
- To develop woody tissue as a result of incrustation of lignin during secondary growth.
- (by extension) To become rigid or fixed, like something made of wood.
- To turn into wood; to make ligneous.
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