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woody
1[wood-ee]
woody
2[wood-ee]
noun
plural
woodiesSlang.a station wagon having wood or simulated-wood panels on the outside of the body.
Slang: Vulgar.an erection of the penis.
woody
3[wuhd-ee, woo-dee]
noun
plural
woodies , woodier, woodiest .Woody
4[wood-ee]
noun
a male given name, form of Woodrow.
woody
/ ˈʊɪ /
adjective
abounding in or covered with forest or woods
connected with, belonging to, or situated in a wood
consisting of or containing wood or lignin
woody tissue
woody stems
resembling wood in hardness or texture
Other Word Forms
- woodiness noun
- ˈɴǴǻ徱Ա noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of woody2
Example Sentences
Tropical rainforests store hundreds of billions of tonnes of carbon in soils and woody trunks.
River, Pauly and colleagues found plenty of fence lizards in areas with woody shrubs along the riverbanks, as well as on the channel walls.
They also planted fruit trees because studies have shown that the trees will pull toxins into their woody parts without affecting the fruit, Davis said.
For one, woody biomass turns to better biochar because it has a higher carbon content than leafy material or grass.
Researchers who examined nine mummies found that though there was some difference in the intensity of their odours, all could be described as "woody", "spicy" and "sweet".
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