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ligni-
a combining form meaning “wood,” used in the formation of compound words.
ligniform.
ligni-
combining form
indicating wood
lignocellulose
Word History and Origins
Origin of ligni-1
Word History and Origins
Origin of ligni-1
Example Sentences
Ingil is Ligni, or the Count de Ligny, the French military chief.
“Ideo confiteor tibi Domine Deus meus, qui solus sine peccato es: et obsecro te, Jesu Christe, Deus misericordiarum per passionem et per effusionem sanguinis tui, atque per signum ligni salutiferi crucis tuae ut concedas mihi remissionem omnium peccatorum meorum, non secundum meum meritum, sed secundum magnam misericordiam tuam”.
Ligni�res has observed a kind of multiple fission in the stomach, several very minute bodies, consisting mostly of chromatin, being formed, which may serve for endogenous reproduction.
The latter is thus described in the Register: 'Calendarium ligneum, tam materia quam usu perpetuum, unius ligni quadrati angulis incisum, more antiquo.'
De Ligni�res noted that three of his patients had died in this fashion after taking Stalinon, immediately phoned his suspicions to health authorities in Paris.
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When To Use
Ligni- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “wood.” It is occasionally used in scientific terms, especially in biology.Ligni- comes from Latin lignum, meaning “wood.” A Greek translation is ̄́ŧ, meaning “wood” or “matter,” as in the substance of the universe, source of the combining form hylo-. Another Greek-based combining form meaning “wood” is xylo-. To learn more, check out our Words That Use article on the forms. are variants of ligni-?When combined with words or word elements that begin with a vowel, ligni- becomes lign-, as in lignin. In some instances, ligni- becomes ligno-, as in lignocellulose. Want to know more? Read our Words That Use articles on lign- and ligno-.
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