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lignum.

Dead wood, typically in the context of a substrate for lichens.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. Dead wood, typically in the context of a substrate for lichens.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin lignum (“wood”).

noun
  1. A perennial shrub, Duma florulenta, native to semiarid areas of inland Australia.

    countable · uncountable
  2. Land covered by lignum.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Contraction of polygonum (“plant of the family Polygonaceae”).

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