The Collaborative International Dictionary
Lignose
Lignose \Lig*nose"\ (l[i^]g*n[=o]s"), Lignous \Lig"nous\
(l[i^]g"n[u^]s), a. [L. lignosus, fr. lignum wood: cf. F.
ligneux. Cf. Ligneous.]
Ligneous. [R.]
--Evelyn.
Lignose
Lignose \Lig"nose`\ (l[i^]g"n[=o]s`), n.
(Bot.) See Lignin.
(Chem.) An explosive compound of wood fiber and nitroglycerin. See Nitroglycerin.
Wiktionary
lignose
a. (alternative form of ligneous English) n. 1 (context botany English) lignin 2 (context chemistry English) An explosive compound of wood fibre and nitroglycerin.