» ligneous plant
Noun (1 meaning)
ligneous plant is a type of:
types of ligneous plant:
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- bugbane (noun) - a plant of the genus Cimicifuga having flowers in long racemes or panicles reported to be distasteful to insects
- bush clover, lespedeza (noun) - shrubby or herbaceous plants widely used for forage, soil improvement, and especially hay in southern United States
- combretum (noun) - any of numerous shrubs or small trees of the genus Combretum having spikes of small flowers
- figwort (noun) - any of numerous tall coarse woodland plants of the genus Scrophularia
- gesneriad (noun) - any of numerous tropical or subtropical small shrubs or treelets or epiphytic vines of the family Gesneriaceae: African violet
- lignosae (noun) - a category in some early taxonomies
- lupine, lupin (noun) - any plant of the genus Lupinus
- melilotus, melilot, sweet clover (noun) - erect annual or biennial plant grown extensively especially for hay and soil improvement
- milk vetch, milk-vetch (noun) - any of various plants of the genus Astragalus
- nightshade (noun) - any of numerous shrubs or herbs or vines of the genus Solanum
- shrub, bush (noun) - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
- traveler's tree, traveller's tree, ravenala, Ravenala madagascariensis (noun) - giant treelike plant having edible nuts and leafstalks that yield a refreshing drink of clear watery sap
- tree (noun) - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown
- wild indigo, false indigo (noun) - any of several plants of the genus Baptisia
ligneous plant is made from:
parts of ligneous plant:
- xylem (noun) - the woody part of plants: the supporting and water-conducting tissue, consisting primarily of tracheids and vessels