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

The root possesses all the medicinal properties of the plant, and is active throughout, both in its cortical and ligneous portions.

From North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 by Bache, Franklin

The upper stratum is ligneous, and is found to be very convenient for pavements.

From The Lady of the Ice A Novel by De Mille, James

With the diminished moisture the green gardens of France are replaced in Gobi by ligneous plants covered with a gray down.

From History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition by Draper, John William