ligniferous
English
Etymology
From Latin lignifer, from lignum (“wood”) + ferre (“to bear”). Compare French lignifère.
Adjective
ligniferous (comparative more ligniferous, superlative most ligniferous)
- Yielding or producing wood.
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for ligniferous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)