Les forestiers appliquent parfois des traitements spéciaux pour lignifier les jeunes tiges, leur donnant la rigidité nécessaire aux usages de construction.

se lignifierVerbe pronominal, botanique ; « devenir ligneux ».

As the sapling matured, its branches started to lignify, providing better support for its leaves.

À mesure que le jeune arbre mûrissait, ses branches ont commencé à se lignifier, offrant un meilleur soutien à ses feuilles.

Synonyms

harden

turn into wood

convert to wood

woodify

Definitions

lignifiedadjective

Having become woody or having developed a woody texture due to the deposition of lignin.

The lignified stems of the plant made it more resistant to bending and breaking.

lignifiedpast participle

Converted to wood through the deposition of lignin; belonging to tissue that has become woody.

Lignified xylem cells give the stem its rigidity.

lignifyverb

To convert into wood or woody tissue.

Foresters sometimes apply special treatments to lignify young stems, giving them the rigidity needed for construction uses.

To become woody or develop woody characteristics.

As the sapling matured, its branches started to lignify, providing better support for its leaves.