"woody," 1620s, from French ligneux (16c.) and directly from Latin ligneus, from lignum "wood, firewood" (see ligni-).
ligneous (or woody) tissue
lightness
lightning
lights
lightweight
light-year
ligneous
ligni-
lignin
lignite
Liguria
like
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