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Webster 1913 Edition
Lignification
Ligˊni-fi-ca′tion
(lĭgˊnĭ-fĭ-kā′shŭn)
, Noun.
[Cf. F.
lignification
. See Lignify
.] (Bot.)
A change in the character of a cell wall, by which it becomes harder. It is supposed to be due to an incrustation of lignin.
Webster 1828 Edition
Lignification
LIGNIFICA'TION
,Noun.
Definition 2024
lignification
lignification
English
Noun
lignification (plural lignifications)
- Turning to wood; the process of becoming ligneous.
- 2012, Richard W. Hemingway, Plant Polyphenols: Synthesis, Properties, Significance:
- Given the presumed role(s) of monolignol glucosides in lignification, it was of considerable interest to next establish whether UDPG:coniferyl alcohol (CA) glucosyl-transferases exhibited any substrate stereoselectivity toward either E- or Z-monolignols.
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Translations
turning to wood, the process of becoming ligneous
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