See Also: ligni-(dictionary)

ligni- (iou)



ligni- combining form of Latin lignum wood: see -I-. Cf. LIGNO-.
lig'nicolous adjective (Botany & Zoology) (a) living or growing on wood (as some mosses, fungi, etc.); (b) living in wood (as certain bivalves, termites, etc.): M19.
ligniform adjective of the form or appearance of wood L18.
lig'nivorous adjective wood-eating E19.