verb🔗ShareConvertirse en maderaTo become wood."The young sapling's stem slowly lignified over several years, transforming from a flexible green shoot into a sturdy brown trunk. "El tallo del joven plantón se convirtió lentamente en madera durante varios años, transformándose de un brote verde flexible en un tronco marrón robusto.plantbiologymaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareLignificarseTo 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. "La joven plántula del árbol se lignificó lentamente durante varios años, volviéndose su tallo más duro y leñoso.plantbiologyprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareLignificarse, endurecerse(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. "Después de años de descuidar su práctica artística, su espíritu creativo se había endurecido, dificultando pintar con la misma pasión que antes.materialbiologyplantChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareLignificarse, convertirse en maderaTo turn into wood; to make ligneous."As the plant matured, the stem gradually lignified, becoming hard and woody. "A medida que la planta maduraba, el tallo se lignificaba gradualmente, volviéndose duro y leñoso.biologyplantChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading