lignin
- n a complex polymer; the chief constituent of wood other than carbohydrates; binds to cellulose fibers to harden and strengthen cell walls of plants
lightsomeness
- n the cheerful feeling you have when nothing is troubling you
- n the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble
- n the trait of being lighthearted and frivolous
lightwood
- n tall Australian acacia yielding highly valued black timber
ligne
- n a linear unit (1/40 inch) used to measure diameter of buttons
ligneous plant
- n a plant having hard lignified tissues or woody parts especially stems
lignum vitae
- n hard greenish-brown wood of the lignum vitae tree and other trees of the genus Guaiacum
- n small evergreen tree of Caribbean and southern Central America to northern South America; a source of lignum vitae wood, hardest of commercial timbers, and a medicinal resin
ligularia
- n genus of Old World herbs resembling groundsel: leopard plants
ligule
- n (botany) any appendage to a plant that is shaped like a strap
ligurian sea
- n an arm of the Mediterranean between northwest Italy and Corsica