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lignosae

noun

a category in some early taxonomies

• Hypernyms: ↑woody plant, ↑ligneous plant

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\\ligˈnō(ˌ)sē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, feminine plural of lignosus woody, from lign- + -osus -ous

in some classifications : a phylum comprising all those plants that are fundamentally woody and remain predominantly so — compare herbaceae

Useful english dictionary. 2012.