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lignify

Syllabification: (lig·ni·fy)
Pronunciation: /ˈlignəˌfī/
Definition of lignify

verb (lignifies, lignifying, lignified)

[with object] (usually as adjective lignified) Botany
  • make rigid and woody by the deposition of lignin in cell walls.

Derivatives

lignification

noun

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