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lignum

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lignum [ˈlɪgnəm]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) Austral another name for polygonum
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Noun1.lignum - woody tissue
plant tissue - the tissue of a plant
ligneous plant, woody plant - a plant having hard lignified tissues or woody parts especially stems
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Bagnet briskly, "here we are, Lignum and myself"--she often speaks of her husband by this appellation, on account, as it is supposed, of Lignum Vitae having been his old regimental nickname when they first became acquainted, in compliment to the extreme hardness and toughness of his physiognomy--"just looked in, we have, to make it all correct as usual about that security.
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