Lignify /(lĭg"nĭ*fī)/

Lig·ni·fy

Lignify

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Lignified; p. pr. & vb. n. Lignifying

  1. To convert into wood or into a ligneous substance. (Bot.)

Lignify

v. i.
  1. To become wood. (Bot.)