Lig"nose` (lĭg"nōs`), n.
1. (Bot.) See Lignin.
2. (Chem.) An explosive compound of
wood fiber and nitroglycerin. See Nitroglycerin.
{ Lig*nose" (lĭg*nōs"), Lig"nous
(lĭg"nŭs), } a. [L. lignosus,
fr. lignum wood: cf. F. ligneux. Cf. Ligneous.]
Ligneous. [R.] Evelyn.