What does lignōsus mean in Latin?

lignōsus, a adjective, means “woodlike; having kernel”.

How do you pronounce lignōsus?

In classical Latin, [lɪŋˈnoː.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [liɲˈɲɔː.s̬us].

adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

lignōsus (feminine lignōsa, neuter lignōsum)

Classical[lɪŋˈnoː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[liɲˈɲɔː.s̬us]

singular
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	lignōsus	lignōsa	lignōsum
genitive	lignōsī	lignōsae	lignōsī
dative	lignōsō	lignōsae	lignōsō
accusative	lignōsum	lignōsam	lignōsum
ablative	lignōsō	lignōsā	lignōsō
vocative	lignōse	lignōsa	lignōsum

plural
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	lignōsī	lignōsae	lignōsa
genitive	lignōsōrum	lignōsārum	lignōsōrum
dative	lignōsīs	lignōsīs	lignōsīs
accusative	lignōsōs	lignōsās	lignōsa
ablative	lignōsīs	lignōsīs	lignōsīs
vocative	lignōsī	lignōsae	lignōsa

lignōsus, a, um, adj. id.,

I. like wood, woody: caules, Plin. 25, 6, 29, § 65: glutinum, id. 28, 17, 71, § 236.—Comp.: lignosiora sunt reliqua, Plin. 19, 5, 27, § 88.—

II. Stony, having a large stone or kernel: fructus, Plin. 24, 9, 42, § 69: nucleus, id. 13, 19, 34, § 112.

From lignum + -ōsus.

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