ligneous
111lignum vitae — [lig′nəm vīt′ē] n. [ModL < L lignum, wood (see LIGNEOUS) + vitae, gen. of vita, life: see BIO ] 1. GUAIACUM (sense 1) 2. Commerce the very hard wood of the guaiacum, used in marine and machine bearings, casters, pulleys, etc …
112pyroligneous — [pī΄rō lig′nē əs] adj. [Fr pyroligneux < pyro + L lignum, wood: see LIGNEOUS] produced by the destructive distillation of wood …
113woody — [wood′ē] adj. woodier, woodiest 1. covered with trees; wooded 2. consisting of or forming wood; ligneous [a woody plant] 3. like or characteristic of wood [a woody texture, color, etc.] 4. having the taste or smell of wood from the barrels used… …
114aralia — noun any of various plants of the genus Aralia; often aromatic plants having compound leaves and small umbellate flowers • Hypernyms: ↑woody plant, ↑ligneous plant • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Aralia …
115arborescent plant — noun having the shape or characteristics of a tree • Hypernyms: ↑woody plant, ↑ligneous plant • Hyponyms: ↑grass tree, ↑Australian grass tree …
116bignoniad — noun any woody plant of the family Bignoniaceae • Hypernyms: ↑woody plant, ↑ligneous plant • Member Holonyms: ↑Bignoniaceae, ↑family Bignoniaceae * * * bigˈnōnēˌad noun ( s) …
117bugbane — noun 1. North American plant having large leaves and yellowish green flowers growing in racemes; yields a toxic alkaloid used medicinally • Syn: ↑white hellebore, ↑American hellebore, ↑Indian poke, ↑Veratrum viride • Hypernyms: ↑hellebore, ↑false …
118bush clover — noun shrubby or herbaceous plants widely used for forage, soil improvement, and especially hay in southern United States • Syn: ↑lespedeza • Hypernyms: ↑woody plant, ↑ligneous plant • Hyponyms: ↑bicolor lespediza, ↑ …
119combretum — noun any of numerous shrubs or small trees of the genus Combretum having spikes of small flowers • Hypernyms: ↑woody plant, ↑ligneous plant • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Combretum …
120false indigo — noun 1. any of several plants of the genus Baptisia • Syn: ↑wild indigo • Hypernyms: ↑woody plant, ↑ligneous plant • Hyponyms: ↑blue false indigo, ↑Baptisia australis, ↑ …
