ligniferous

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adjective

Yielding or producing wood.

“ligniferous clay”

OriginLatin lignifer →
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Meanings

adjectiveligniferous (comparative more ligniferous, superlative most ligniferous)

comparative more ligniferous · superlative most ligniferous

  1. Yielding or producing wood.

    ligniferous clay

    1 more example

    ligniferous marl

Origin

  1. Latinlignifer
  2. Englishligniferous

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with ligniferous

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APA

ligniferous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ligniferous

MLA

“ligniferous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ligniferous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ligniferous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ligniferous.

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