ligno-

1. variant of ligni-:

   lignocellulose.

Example Sentences

Deus ille dicit, Geneseos primo: Videte ne forte sumat de ligno vitœ etc.

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Deus autem novi testamenti dicit, Apocalipsis primo: Vincenti dabo edere de ligno vitœ.

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Item, Exodi vicesimo primo: Maledictus omnis qui pendet in ligno; Sed Paulus dicit Galat. quarto: Christus nos redemit de maledictione legis, factus pro nobis maledictum; Ergo Deus veteris testamenti, quem dicis patrem Christi, maledixit Christum, sed constat quod pater non maledicit filium, ergo ille non est pater ejus, imo est malus et contrarius cui maledicit.

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Ad hoc sacellum Ara Cœli a festo nativitatis domini usque ad festum Epiphani� magna populi frequentia invisitur et colitur in presepio Christi nati infantuli simulacrum ex ole� ligno apud montem olivarum Hierosolymis a quodam devoto Minorita sculptum eo animo, ut ad hoc festum celebrandum deportaretur.

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“Quia audisti vocem uxoris tuæ, et comedisti de ligno, &c.”

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Words That Use ligno-

What does ligno- mean?

Ligno– is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “wood.” It is very occasionally used in scientific terms, especially in biology.

Ligno– comes from Latin lignum, meaning “wood.” A Greek translation is hȳ́lē, meaning “wood” or “matter,” as in the substance of the universe, source of the combining form hylo–. Another Greek-based combining form meaning “wood” is xylo–. To learn more, check out our Words That Use article on the forms.

What are variants of ligno-?

When combined with words or word elements that begin with a vowel, ligno– becomes lign–, as in lignin. In most instances, ligno– is ligni–, as in lignify. Want to know more? Read our Words That Use articles on lign– and ligni-.

Examples of ligno-

One term that features the form ligno– is lignocellulose, “any of various compounds of lignin and cellulose comprising the essential part of woody cell walls.”

The form ligno– means “wood,” as we know. The second portion of the word, –cellulose, is an inert carbohydrate, the chief constituent of the cell walls of plants and of wood. Lignocellulose literally means “wood cellulose.”

What are some words that use the combining form ligno-?

• lignocaine
• lignoceric
• lignosulphonate

What are some other forms that ligno– may be commonly confused with?

• glio-
• linguo-
• -ling

Break it down!

The combining form –caine is used to designate anesthetics. With this in mind, what does the name of the medical compound lignocaine literally mean?