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Lignify

/ˈlɪɡnɪfaɪ/

To become wood.

📖 Definitions of "Lignify"

verb
  1. 1

    To become wood.

  2. 2

    To develop woody tissue as a result of incrustation of lignin during secondary growth.

  3. 3

    (by extension) To become rigid or fixed, like something made of wood.

  4. 4

    To turn into wood; to make ligneous.

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