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semiligneous

semiligneous adjective: half or partially ligneous.

Adjective

semiligneous (not comparable)

  1. (archaic, rare) Half or partially ligneous.
    • A semiligneous stem is partly woody and partly herbaceous.

Origin of semiligneous

From semi- + ligneous.

Questions about semiligneous

What does semiligneous mean?
Semiligneous means half or partially ligneous.
What part of speech is semiligneous?
Semiligneous is an adjective.

Words near semiligneous in the dictionary

  1. semilethal doses
  2. semilethality
  3. semilethals
  4. semiliberal
  5. semilight
  6. semiligneous
  7. semilike
  8. semiliked
  9. semilikes
  10. semiliking
  11. semilimited

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