lignify

(lig′ni fī′)

to make into wood

Origin: ligni- + -fy

intransitive verb

to become wood or like wood as a result of the depositing of lignin in the cell walls

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verb lig·ni·fied, lig·ni·fy·ing, lig·ni·fies

verb, intransitive

To turn into wood or become woody through the formation and deposit of lignin in cell walls.

verb, transitive

To make woody or woodlike by the deposit of lignin.

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