woody

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  1. adjective Forming or consisting of wood; ligneous: woody tissue.
  2. adjective Marked by the presence of wood or xylem: woody plants.
  3. adjective Characteristic or suggestive of wood: a woody smell.
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  • It was not easy work: the roots were tough and woody, and the moss was thick, but eventually he had torn out a hole big enough to look through. —  Robin Hobb
  • The resort offers log cabins in a woody area but with a sea view and also self-catering bachelors flats. —  xml's Blinklist.com
  • Warm and woody, aged in oak bourbon barrels, this offering has flavours of molasses, honey, fruit and spice. —  Taste T.O. - Food & Drink In Toronto
  • Hackel said his deputies had been searching the woody area in the north end of Macomb County.
  • Oh, don't be bashful ladies, that exposed woody is there for flattery. simple and real real. —  The Sports Hernia Blog
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  1. Early modern English also woodie, woddy; from Middle English wody, wod, woody; from wood + -y.
 

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