woody

variants or woodie

Examples of woody in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Consider using pesticides that kill ticks outside your home in areas that harbor them, like tall grass or woody shrubs.7 Check the best time to apply pesticide, and follow the instructions carefully. Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 22 Sep. 2024 With human development, encroachment of woody plants and conversion to agriculture, the plain’s native grasses are dwindling and these birds with them. Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Sep. 2024 While sage grown as an annual usually won't turn woody, sages are semi-woody shrubs and will start to thicken and get woody and stiff over the years. Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2024 Summer flowering woody plants (crepe myrtle, beautyberry, glossy abelia, nandina) should be pruned before spring growth begins. Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for woody 

These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'woody.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Thesaurus Entries Near woody

Cite this Entry

“Woody.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/woody. Accessed 13 Oct. 2024.

More from Merriam-Webster on woody

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!