ligneous plant

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ligneous plant - a plant having hard lignified tissues or woody parts especially stemswoody plantbugbane - a plant of the genus Cimicifuga having flowers in long racemes or panicles reported to be distasteful to insectsmelilot, melilotus, sweet clover - erect annual or biennial plant grown extensively especially for hay and soil improvementaralia - any of various plants of the genus Aralia; often aromatic plants having compound leaves and small umbellate flowerscombretum - any of numerous shrubs or small trees of the genus Combretum having spikes of small flowersravenala, Ravenala madagascariensis, traveler's tree, traveller's tree - giant treelike plant having edible nuts and leafstalks that yield a refreshing drink of clear watery sap; reputedly an emergency source of water for travelersPipturus argenteus, Queensland grass-cloth plant - Australian plant of genus Pipturus whose fiber is used in making clothmilk vetch, milk-vetch - any of various plants of the genus Astragalusfalse indigo, wild indigo - any of several plants of the genus Baptisiabush clover, lespedeza - shrubby or herbaceous plants widely used for forage, soil improvement, and especially hay in southern United Stateslupin, lupine - any plant of the genus Lupinus; bearing erect spikes of usually purplish-blue flowersbignoniad - any woody plant of the family Bignoniaceaegesneriad - any of numerous tropical or subtropical small shrubs or treelets or epiphytic vines of the family Gesneriaceae: African violet; Cape primroses; gloxiniafigwort - any of numerous tall coarse woodland plants of the genus Scrophularianightshade - any of numerous shrubs or herbs or vines of the genus Solanum; most are poisonous though many bear edible fruittracheophyte, vascular plant - green plant having a vascular system: ferns, gymnosperms, angiospermslignum - woody tissuexylem - the woody part of plants: the supporting and water-conducting tissue, consisting primarily of tracheids and vesselslignosae - a category in some early taxonomiesarborescent plant - having the shape or characteristics of a treetree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiospermsbush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stemsbramble - any of various rough thorny shrubs or vines