lignivorous
English
adj
Definitions
- That feeds on wood.
Etymology
Derived from Latin lignum (wood, firewood).
Origin
Latin
lignum
Gloss
wood, firewood
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ligniform English
- lignin English
- ligniperdous English
- ligno- English
- *lignamen Latin
- ligneus Latin
- lignicida Latin
- lignum Latin
- legno Italian
- lignificare Italian
- lignite French
- leño Spanish, Castilian
- *leǵ-no- Proto-Indo-European
- ligna Esperanto
- lemn Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- llwyn Welsh
- lemnu Aromanian
- *legnom Proto-Italic
- lain Romansh
- len Romansh
- lenn Romansh
- len Friulian
- lanc Dalmatian
- làgn Emilian
- légn Emilian