lignify definition - Dictionary

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lig·ni·fy [ lígnə f ] (past and past participle lig·ni·fied, present participle lig·ni·fy·ing, 3rd person present singular lig·ni·fies)

transitive and intransitive verb

Definition:

make or become woody: to become woody and relatively rigid as lignin is deposited in cell walls, or make plant parts woody in this way

[Early 19th century. < Latin lignum (see ligni-)]

lig·ni·fi·ca·tion [ lìgnəfi káysh'n ] noun