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lignified

/ˈlɪɡ.nɪ.faɪd/

lignifiedadjective

more lignified

Comp.

most lignified

Super.

/ˈlɪɡ.nɪ.faɪd/

Translations

одревесневший

The lignified stems of the plant provide structural support.

Одревесневшие стебли растения обеспечивают структурную поддержку.

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

lignifiedpast participle

/ˈlɪɡ.nɪ.faɪd/

/ˈlɪɡ.nəˌfaɪd/

Used as a past-participle adjective derived from the verb “lignify”.

Definitions

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

Lignified xylem cells give the stem its rigidity.

Synonyms

lignifyverb

lignified

Past Simple

lignified

Past Simple

lignified

Past Participle

lignifying

Gerund

/ˈlɪɡ.nɪ.faɪ/

Translations

одревесневать

The plant cells begin to lignify as they mature.

Клетки растения начинают одревесневать по мере их созревания.

Additional translations

линимироваться

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

harden

turn into wood

convert to wood

woodify