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lignosphere

lignosphere noun: the soil region subject to the influence of the woody parts of plants and their associated microorganisms.

Noun

lignosphere (plural lignospheres)

  1. (soil science) The soil region subject to the influence of the woody parts of plants and their associated microorganisms

Forms of lignosphere

plurallignospheres

Origin of lignosphere

From ligno- + -sphere.

Questions about lignosphere

What does lignosphere mean?
Lignosphere means the soil region subject to the influence of the woody parts of plants and their associated microorganisms.
What part of speech is lignosphere?
Lignosphere is a noun.
What is the plural of lignosphere?
The plural of lignosphere is lignospheres.

Words near lignosphere in the dictionary

  1. lignophagia
  2. lignose
  3. lignoseric
  4. lignoses
  5. lignosity
  6. lignosphere
  7. lignospheres
  8. lignostilbene
  9. lignosulfonate
  10. lignosulfonates
  11. lignosulphonate

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