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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

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