Lig″ne‐ous (lĭg″nē̍‐ŭs), a. [L. ligneus, fr. lignum wood. Cf. Lignous.] Made of wood; consisting of wood; of the nature of, or resembling, wood; woody.
It should be tried with shoots of vines and roots of red roses; for it may be they, being of a moreligneous nature, will incorporate with the tree itself. Bacon.
Ligneous marble, wood coated or prepared so as to resemble marble.