a. [ L. igneus, fr. ignis fire; allied to Skr. agni, Lith. ugnis, OSlav. ogne. ]
a. [ L. ligneus, fr. lignum wood. Cf. Lignous. ] Made of wood; consisting of wood; of the nature of, or resembling, wood; woody. [ 1913 Webster ]
It should be tried with shoots of vines and roots of red roses; for it may be they, being of a moreligneous nature, will incorporate with the tree itself. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
Ligneous marble,
a. Half or partially ligneous, as a stem partly woody and partly herbaceous. [ 1913 Webster ]