ligniform

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adjective

Like wood.

“ligniform asbestos”

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Scrabble 15

Meanings

adjectiveligniform (comparative more ligniform, superlative most ligniform)

comparative more ligniform · superlative most ligniform

  1. archaicLike wood.

    ligniform asbestos

    1 more example

    ligniform plumbargo

    Synonyms: woodlike

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveLike wood.

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Origin

  1. Latinlignum“wood”
  2. Englishligniform

From Latin lignum (“wood”) + -form. Compare French ligniforme.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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