woody.

1. Made of, containing, or having the firm texture of wood.

2. Having a smell or flavor reminiscent of wood.

3. Having many trees or wooded patches.

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Words that belong together

• woody stem
• woody texture

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The older stems had a woody texture that resisted the knife.

Usage notes

Primary category: sensory / description. Forms: Comparative woodier or more woody; superlative woodiest or most woody, where meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: description. Commonness: moderately common.