verb🔗ShareTo become wood."The young sapling's stem slowly lignified over several years, transforming from a flexible green shoot into a sturdy brown trunk. "plantbiologymaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo develop woody tissue as a result of incrustation of lignin during secondary growth."The young tree sapling slowly lignified over several years, its stem becoming harder and more woody. "plantbiologyprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(by extension) To become rigid or fixed, like something made of wood."After years of neglecting his art practice, his creative spirit had lignified, making it difficult to paint with the same passion as before. "materialbiologyplantChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo turn into wood; to make ligneous."As the plant matured, the stem gradually lignified, becoming hard and woody. "biologyplantChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
