lignifying

Variant of lignify

lignify definition

lig·nify (lig′ni fī′)

transitive verb lignified -·fied′, lignifying -·fy′·ing

to make into wood

Etymology: 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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