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lignum
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Princeton's WordNet
lignumnoun
woody tissue
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lignum
Lignum generally refers to wood or a substance similar to wood. It is derived from Latin, where it specifically means "wood". In some contexts, it may refer to a particular type of hard or heartwood.
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Lignum
Lignum is an unincorporated community in Culpeper County, Virginia, United States. Lignum is located on Virginia State Route 3 10 miles east-southeast of Culpeper. Lignum has a post office with ZIP code 22726, which opened on November 14, 1877.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Lignum
lig′num, n. wood as contrasted with soft tissues or with bark.—adjs. Lig′neous, wooden: woody: made of wood; Lignif′erous. producing wood.—n. Lignificā′tion.—adj. Lig′niform, resembling wood.—v.t. Lig′nify, to turn into wood.—v.i. to become wood or woody:—pr.p. lig′nifying; pa.p. lig′nifīed.—n. Lig′nīne, pure woody fibre.—adj. Ligniper′dous, destructive of wood.—n. Lig′nīte, brown coal, coal retaining the texture of wood.—adj. Lignit′ic.—ns. Lig′num-cru′cis, wood of the cross: a relic asserted to be a piece of the true cross; Lig′num-vī′tæ, popular name of a South American tree with very hard wood. [L. lignum, wood.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of lignum in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of lignum in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of lignum in a Sentence
One common origin unites us all, but every sort of wood does not give the perfume of the lignum aloes.
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