Meaning of woody in English

1. Pronunciation

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1. Classifying Adjective

   woody

   Definitions

   1. abounding in trees

   Examples

   • « an arboreous landscape »
   • « violets in woodsy shady spots »
   • « a woody area near the highway »

   Synonyms

   • wooded
2. 2. made hard like wood as the result of the deposition of lignin in the cell walls

   Synonyms

   • hard

3. Qualitative Adjective

   woody

   Definitions

   1. made of or containing or resembling wood

   Examples

   • « woody plants »
   • « perennial herbs with woody stems »
   • « a woody taste »

   Synonyms

   • ashen
   • beechen
   • birch
   • birchen
   • birken
   • deal
   • ligneous
   • oaken
   • wooden
   • cedarn
   • suffrutescent

   Antonyms

   • nonwoody