ligneous

Example Sentences

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He was educated during youthful travels through Western Europe, and loathed the Slavic, ligneous chaos of Moscow.

From Newsweek

Baba’s lips, formed from the tree trunk’s bark, were pressed tight, his ligneous face full of a quiet sadness.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

There are many cases when even in the same family low and herb-like species have finely-cut leaves, while in shrubby or ligneous ones they more or less resemble those of the Laurel or Beech.

From The Beauties of Nature and the Wonders of the World We Live In by Lubbock, John, Sir

It rises to the height of three or four feet; the branches which when young are succulent become ligneous by age: these flowers which appear early in the summer produce ripe seeds in the autumn.

From The Botanical Magazine Vol. 7 or, Flower-Garden Displayed by Curtis, William

To begin with, Holland has a meagre list of indigenous trees and shrubs, and scarcely an indigenous ligneous flora.

From Garden-Craft Old and New by Sedding, John D.