ligniperdous

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adjective

Wood-destroying

“ligniperdous fungus”

OriginLatin lignum →
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Meanings

adjectiveligniperdous (not comparable)
  1. not comparableWood-destroying

    ligniperdous fungus

    2 more examples

    ligniperdous insects

    ligniperdous mushroom

Origin

  1. Latinlignum“wood”
  2. Englishligniperdous

From Latin lignum (“wood”) + perdere (“to destroy”). Compare French ligniperde.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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