Etymology

ligniferous

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Today it means: Yielding or producing wood. Full definition →

Latin lignifer
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  1. Latin · derived fromlignifer
  2. English todayligniferous

From Latin lignifer, from lignum (“wood”) + ferre (“to bear”). Compare French lignifère.

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