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Definition of woody
woodier
;woodiest
woodiness
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Examples of woody in a Sentence
a woody piece of land
Recent Examples of woody from the Web
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The parrot’s muscular jaw and huge bill — specially hinged to allow top and bottom to move independently, up and down and from side to side — can crack open even the toughest and woodiest shells.
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First Known Use of woody
12th century
woodie
Definition of woody
woodies
: a wood-paneled station wagon
Recent Examples of woody from the Web
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If a woody plant shows injury symptoms, such as leaf drop, do not immediately replace it.
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Guide Mark Collins reports crappie fishing remains good on the channel edges around rocks and woody cover with live minnows just off bottom.
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DATING WOODY1981 is the last year Woody Allen didn’t have a new movie in theaters.
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The dark, dramatic bottle, tied delicately at the neck with ribbon, houses the warm and woody fragrance for an ultra-masculine and sensual pairing.
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Otherwise if food—shrubs and woody plants—is limited, the animals’ health can decline, males will fight more as territories shrink, and breeding will likely suffer.
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The Holden Arboretum is an outdoor living museum that promotes the beauty and importance of trees and other woody plants to create sustainable and healthy communities in the Great Lakes region and beyond.
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Core topics discussed at the training include basic botany, soils and fertilizers, vegetables, woody ornamental plants, fruits, insects and disease diagnosis, pesticide safety and perennials.
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Your safety tip of the week is to really focus on the loads and loads of floating woody debris that is going to enter Lake Chelan.
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Origin and Etymology of woody
alteration of 3wood
WOODY Defined for English Language Learners
woody
playDefinition of woody for English Language Learners
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: having stems and branches that are made of wood : made of wood
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: similar to wood
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: having many trees
WOODY Defined for Kids
woody
playDefinition of woody for Students
woodier
;woodiest
1 : having or covered with trees woody land
2 : of or containing wood or wood fibers a woody stem
3 : very much like wood a woody texture
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