woody

/ˈwʊdi/

/ˈwʊdi/

Other forms: woodier; woodiest

Definitions of woody

1. adjective

   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 resembling wood

   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
2. adjective

   abounding in trees
   “a woody area near the highway”

   synonyms: arboraceous, arboreous, woodsy

   wooded

   covered with growing trees and bushes etc
3. adjective

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

   hard

   resisting weight or pressure