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Princeton's WordNet

  1. lignumnoun

    woody tissue

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  1. 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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  1. 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

  1. 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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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of lignum in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of lignum in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of lignum in a Sentence

  1. Arabic Proverb:

    One common origin unites us all, but every sort of wood does not give the perfume of the lignum aloes.

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