Defn: Producing or containing lignite; lignitic.
LIGNOCERIC
Lig`no*cer"ic, a. Etym: [L. lignum wood + cera wax.] (Chem.)
Defn: Pertaining to, or designating, an acid of the formic acid series, found in the tar, wax, or paraffine obtained by distilling certain kinds of wood, as the beech.
LIGNONE
Lig"none`, n. (Bot.)
Defn: See Lignin.
LIGNOSE; LIGNOUS Lig*nose`, Lig"nous, a. Etym: [L. lignosus, fr. lignum wood: cf. F. ligneux. Cf. Ligneous.]
Defn: Ligneous. [R.] Evelyn.
LIGNOSE
Lig"nose`, n.
1. (Bot.)
Defn: See Lignin.