ligniferous
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin lignifer, from lignum (“wood”) + ferre (“to bear”). Compare French lignifère.
Adjective
editligniferous (comparative more ligniferous, superlative most ligniferous)
- Yielding or producing wood.
- ligniferous clay
- ligniferous marl
References
edit- “ligniferous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.