# lignify

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈlɪɡnɪfaɪ/

## Definitions
1. To become wood.
2. To develop woody tissue as a result of incrustation of lignin during secondary growth.
3. To become rigid or fixed, like something made of wood.
4. To turn into wood; to make ligneous.

## Etymology
From Latin līgnum (“wood”) + -ify.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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