What does woody mean?

Definition

Having hard stems made of wood rather than soft green stems.

Example sentences

• Those woody stems are too thick for these shears.🔊

  Those woody stems are too thick for these shears.

• Leave the woody growth for now and trim the new shoots.🔊

  Leave the woody growth for now and trim the new shoots.

Related words

woody in other languages

• In Portuguese
• In French
• In Japanese