Lignosae

plural noun

Lig·​no·​sae

ligˈnō(ˌ)sē

in some classifications

: a phylum comprising all those plants that are fundamentally woody and remain predominantly so compare herbaceae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, feminine plural of lignosus woody, from lign- + -osus -ous

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