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woody

woody

4 3.9
Made of wood or tasting like wood
  • adjective
  • /ˈwʊdi/
translation icon : leñoso
  • 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.

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Examples

  • 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.

  • And in the end, you have this like spherical, like woody substance that provides the structure you need.

  • And also if you look at the stem here, you're getting that purple woody look that a pepper plant has.

  • 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

wooden
vswoody
293 1.0

Made of wood

often means having the structure or qualities of timber rather than actual material
timbered
vswoody
5.5

Having walls or beams made of wood

focuses on having timber elements rather than being made entirely of timber
woodlike
vswoody
4.5

Having the look or feel of wood

covers both actual material and similar structure rather than only appearance
woody-stemmed
vswoody
  • Specialized
5.6

A plant with a hard wooden stem that lives many years

expresses general wood qualities not limited to stems
lignified
vswoody
  • Specialized
8.4

Plant tissue that has become hard and woody

refers broadly to wood material or qualities rather than a tissue process

Antonyms

5.3

Plants with soft stems that do not become hard like tree trunks

Compounds

woody plant
  • Specialized
1 3.8

A plant with hard stems, like a tree or shrub

A poisonous climbing plant with purple flowers and red berries that often grows wild

woody pear
  • Australian
9.9

A tree from Australia that makes pear-shaped fruit with hard woody skin

woody-stemmed
  • Specialized
5.6

A plant with a hard wooden stem that lives many years

How Woody

loggy
9.7
wooded
32 2.4
woody
4 3.9
tree-lined
10 3.2
bare
217 2.2

Surface Forms

woody positive
woodier comparative
woodiest superlative

Morphology

woody = wood (transparent) = wood + y

The adjective 'woody' is transparently derived from the noun 'wood' using the suffix '-y', indicating 'having the qualities of wood'.

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.