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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ligniform

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lig-ni-form
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Like wood.

Archaic

Example Sentences

  • "ligniform plumbargo"
  • "ligniform asbestos"

Etymology

From Latin lignum (“wood”) + -form. Compare French ligniforme.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more ligniform (comparative) most ligniform (superlative)

Synonyms

woodlike

Questions

What does ligniform mean?
Like wood.
Where does ligniform come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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