The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ligneous \Lig"ne*ous\ (l[i^]g"n[-e]*[u^]s), a. [L. ligneus, fr. lignum wood. Cf. Lignous.] Made of wood; consisting of wood; of the nature of, or resembling, wood; woody.
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.
Ligneous marble, wood coated or prepared so as to resemble marble.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"woody," 1620s, from French ligneux and directly from Latin ligneus, from lignum "wood, firewood" (see ligni-).
Wiktionary
a. 1 Of, or resembling wood; woody. 2 (context botany English) Containing lignin or xylem.
WordNet
adj. consisting of or containing lignin or xylem; "ligneous (or woody) tissue"
Wikipedia
Usage examples of "ligneous".
On the hills and on the exposed headÂland where the ship rested were stands of trees with sturdy ligneous stems and deep-green aciform leaves.