woody
- adjective
- /ˈwʊdi/
- And they can, some of them can use corn, others can use woody products from trees, for example, fast growing Poplar trees.
- woody debris
- woody biomass
- woody plants
It smells, smells very sandal, woody, very spicy.
- It smells, smells very sandal, woody, very spicy.
- I mean, old woody lavender hedge we took out.
- So there are those super sweet scents, but they're balanced with the woody scents as well.
- It even feels and smells way more woody than the cooler Tron, which might sound inconsequential, but it's actually kind of the whole point here.
- If you want something a bit heavier, darker smokiest shades of vetiver oil are removed, leaving leaving a smooth woody and slightly grassy smell.
Examples
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Previously, Colorado River floods would sweep out the cattails, prevent woody plants from intruding, and keep the marsh wet.
Academic text (2001) -
Cotton, a woody summer crop, was highly responsive to the elevated CO2.
Academic text (1995) -
In some plant species, woody types in particular, the adult phase is the most valuable.
Academic text (1994) -
Very oaky, very woody in a nice way.
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And in the end, you have this like spherical, like woody substance that provides the structure you need.
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And also if you look at the stem here, you're getting that purple woody look that a pepper plant has.
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They'll incorporate genes from southern European varieties to give the plant a thicker, almost woody stem.
Academic text (2002) -
The bittersweet's woody stalks now covered the clapboards and waved new shoots from the edge of the roof.
Fiction book (1999) -
Fire blight destroys apples, pears, and woody ornamentals in the Rosaceae family.
Academic text (2006) -
The carpenter chose a woody plank for the table since it provided a sturdy structure.
Synonyms
Made of wood
Having walls or beams made of wood
Having the look or feel of wood
A plant with a hard wooden stem that lives many years
Plant tissue that has become hard and woody
Antonyms
Compounds
A poisonous climbing plant with purple flowers and red berries that often grows wild
How Woody
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Woody comes from the simple word wood, which meant 'trees' or 'timber', plus the ending -y that means 'full of' or 'having the quality of'. So woody describes something 'made of wood' or that has the feel of wood.