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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Lignification

/(lĭg`nĭ*fĭ*kā"shŭn)/ · Lig·ni·fi·ca·tion · IPA
01 n. 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.
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    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.(Bot.)