woody
adjective
1. made of or containing or resembling wood
- woody plants
- perennial herbs with woody stems
- a woody taste
Similar word(s): ashen, beechen, birch, birchen, birken, cedarn, ligneous, oaken, suffrutescent, wooden
2. abounding in trees
- a woody area near the highway
Similar word(s): wooded, arboraceous, arboreous, woodsy
3. made hard like wood as the result of the deposition of lignin in the cell walls
Similar word(s): hard
Sentences with woody as an adjective:
- Subshrubs, shrubs, trees and lianas are all woody plants.
noun
1. A station wagon that has a retro wooden exterior, often associated with Southern California surfing culture.
2. (vulgar, slang) An erection.