ligniform

English

Etymology

From Latin lignum (“wood”) + -form. Compare French ligniforme.

Adjective

ligniform (comparative more ligniform, superlative most ligniform)

1. (archaic) Like wood.

   Synonym: woodlike

   ligniform plumbargo

   ligniform asbestos

References

• “ligniform”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.