Care must be taken when trimming around woody plants like shrubs and trees.
Trim any tough or woody stalks from the asparagus.
2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
A woody area has a lot of trees in it.
...the wet and woody Vosges mountains.
3. adjective
Something that smells woody smells like wood.
This oil has a lovely woody fragrance.
woody in British English
(ˈwʊdɪ)
adjectiveWord forms: woodier or woodiest
1.
abounding in or covered with forest or woods
2.
connected with, belonging to, or situated in a wood
3.
consisting of or containing wood or lignin
woody tissue
woody stems
4.
resembling wood in hardness or texture
Derived forms
woodiness (ˈwoodiness)
noun
woody in American English
(ˈwʊdi)
adjectiveWord forms: ˈwoodier or ˈwoodiest
1.
covered with trees; wooded
2.
consisting of or forming wood; ligneous
a woody plant
3.
like or characteristic of wood
a woody texture, color, etc.
4.
having the taste or smell of wood from the barrels used to age it
said of wine
noun US
5. Informal
a station wagon with exterior wood paneling
All related terms of 'woody'
woody plant
A plant is a living thing that grows in the earth and has a stem , leaves, and roots .
woody nightshade
a scrambling woody Eurasian solanaceous plant, Solanum dulcamara , having purple flowers with recurved petals and a protruding cone of yellow anthers and producing poisonous red berry-like fruits
actinobacillosis
a disease of cattle and sheep, caused by infection with an Actinobacillus lignieresii and characterized by soft tissue lesions , esp of the tongue
wooden tongue
a disease of cattle and sheep , caused by infection with an Actinobacillus lignieresii and characterized by soft tissue lesions , esp of the tongue
cruels
a disease of cattle and sheep , caused by infection with an Actinobacillus lignieresii and characterized by soft tissue lesions , esp of the tongue