ligneous vs stony

ligneous

adj
  • Of, or resembling wood; woody. 

  • Containing lignin or xylem. 

stony

adj
  • Containing or made up of stones. 

  • As hard as stone. 

  • Of an action or expression such as a look, showing no warmth of emotion. 

  • Of a person, lacking warmth and emotion. 

How often have the words ligneous and stony occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )