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woody

DEFINITIONS OF: woody

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adj made of or containing or resembling wood

woody plants”
“perennial herbs with woody stems”
“a woody taste”
Synonyms
ashen
made of wood of the ash tree
beechen
consisting of or made of wood of the beech tree
birch, birchen, birken
consisting of or made of wood of the birch tree
cedarn
consisting of or made of cedar
ligneous
consisting of or containing lignin or xylem
oaken
consisting of or made of wood of the oak tree
suffrutescent
of a plant; having a woody base that does not die down each year
wooden
made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood
Antonyms:
nonwoody
not woody; not consisting of or resembling wood
herbaceous
characteristic of a nonwoody herb or plant part
pulpy, squashy
like a pulp or overripe; not having stiffness
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adj abounding in trees

“a woody area near the highway”
Synonyms:
arboraceous, arboreous, woodsy
wooded
covered with growing trees and bushes etc

adj made hard like wood as the result of the deposition of lignin in the cell walls

Synonyms
hard
resisting weight or pressure
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