Definition of Lignification. Meaning of Lignification. Synonyms of Lignification

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Definition of Lignification

Lignification
Lignification Lig`ni*fi*ca"tion (l[i^]g`n[i^]*f[i^]*k[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [Cf. F. lignification. See Lignify.] (Bot.) A change in the character of a cell wall, by which it becomes harder. It is supposed to be due to an incrustation of lignin.

Meaning of Lignification from wikipedia

- Selvaraj, Gopalan; Wei, Yangdou; King, John (February 2009). "Role of lignification in plant defense". Plant Signaling & Behavior. 4 (2): 158–159. doi:10...
- plants like trees and shrubs, tending to have soft green stems that lack lignification and their above-ground growth is ephemeral and often seasonal in duration...
- develop, the seeds start darkening in color. They will observe the lignification of the stems as they turn from being flexible and green to hard, woody...
- faced with low nutrient availability and drought, which in turn favours lignification of sclerenchyma. It is found at altitudes of 1000 m above sea level...
- is a metabolite in conifers, serving as an intermediate in cell wall lignification, as well as having other biological roles. It can also be found in the...
- several layers thick, with cells walls of uneven thickness due to uneven lignification. The cells lose water, and the uneven thickness causes the thinner walls...
- Bonsai aesthetics are the aesthetic goals and characteristics of the ****anese tradition of the art of bonsai, the growing of a miniature tree in a container...
- are 10 to 35 mm (3⁄8 to 1+3⁄8 in) in length and are brittle due to lignification, and only spinnable when blended other fibres, usually cotton. The fibres...
- semi-lignified stems are used in planting because those that have undergone full lignification process are hard to take root or root slowly and stems that have not...
- "Characterization of β-glucosidase isoenzymes possibly involved in lignification from chick pea (Cicer arietinum L.) cell suspension cultures". Eur....