nonwoody

adjective

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non·woody | \ ˌnän-ˈwu̇-dē

Definition of nonwoody

1 : not of or containing wood or wood fibers nonwoody parts of plants

2 : not having woody parts nonwoody shrubs

Examples of nonwoody in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Damaged growth on herbaceous or nonwoody plants such as cannas, elephant ears, birds-of-paradise, begonias, impatiens, philodendron and gingers, can be pruned back to living tissue. — Dan Gill, NOLA.com, "Dan Gill's mailbox: Go easy on the pruning for tropicals showing freeze damage," 22 Dec. 2020

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