木化
Lignify \Lig"ni*fy\ (-f[imac]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lignified} (-f[imac]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lignifying} (-f[imac]`[i^]ng).] [L. lignum wood + -fy: cf. F. lignifier.] (Bot.) To convert into wood or into a ligneous substance. Lignify \Lig"ni*fy\, v. i. (Bot.) To become wood.