"lignum" meaning in English

See lignum in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: lignums [plural]
Etymology: Contraction of polygonum (“plant of the family Polygonaceae”). Etymology templates: {{taxfmt|Polygonaceae|family}} Polygonaceae, {{contraction|en|polygonum|t=plant of the family Polygonaceae}} Contraction of polygonum (“plant of the family Polygonaceae”), {{sup|2}} ² Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} lignum (countable and uncountable, plural lignums)
  1. A perennial shrub, Duma florulenta, native to semiarid areas of inland Australia. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-lignum-en-noun-gLs---Jp
  2. Land covered by lignum. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-lignum-en-noun-8bngrObM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 31 57 2 7 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 66 2 6 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: lignum nephriticum, lignum rhodium, lignum vitae

Inflected forms

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    "la:Fire",
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