Synonyms for woody

Synonyms for (adj) woody

Synonyms: woody

Definition: made hard like wood as the result of the deposition of lignin in the cell walls

Similar words: hard

Definition: resisting weight or pressure


Synonyms: woodsy, woody, arboraceous, arboreous

Definition: abounding in trees

Usage: an arboreous landscape; violets in woodsy shady spots; a woody area near the highway

Similar words: wooded

Definition: covered with growing trees and bushes etc

Usage: wooded land; a heavily wooded tract


Synonyms: woody

Definition: made of or containing or resembling wood

Usage: woody plants; perennial herbs with woody stems; a woody taste

Similar words: ashen

Definition: made of wood of the ash tree


Similar words: beechen

Definition: consisting of or made of wood of the beech tree


Similar words: birch, birchen, birken

Definition: consisting of or made of wood of the birch tree


Similar words: cedarn

Definition: consisting of or made of cedar

Usage: carved cedarn doors


Similar words: ligneous

Definition: consisting of or containing lignin or xylem

Usage: ligneous (or woody) tissue


Similar words: oaken

Definition: consisting of or made of wood of the oak tree

Usage: a solid oak table; the old oaken bucket


Similar words: suffrutescent

Definition: of a plant; having a woody base that does not die down each year


Similar words: wooden

Definition: made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood

Usage: a wooden box; an ancient cart with wooden wheels


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