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# woody

adjective (woody, woodier, woodiest)

«woody» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Woody plants have hard stems made of wood, like trees and bushes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/woody/#m1)
2. A woody place has lots of trees. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/woody/#m2)
3. Woody can describe a taste or smell like wood. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/woody/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science lessons, woody plants (trees, shrubs) have stiff stems; non-woody plants (herbs, grass) have soft green stems. In geography and stories, a woody hillside. Phrases: woody stems, a woody area, woody smell.

### Examples

- Trees and shrubs are woody plants. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/woody/#x1)
- Cut off the woody end of the asparagus. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/woody/#x2)
- The garden had a woody corner full of oaks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/woody/#x3)
- Rosemary has a woody stem. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/woody/#x4)
- The old cupboard has a woody smell. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/woody/#x5)
- Grass is not woody; it bends easily. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/woody/#x6)
- High up, on the woody hillside, stood the new mansion. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/woody/#x7)

### Note

Comparative: woodier, woodiest. Do not mix up with «wooded» (covered with trees) and «wooden» (made of wood: a wooden spoon). «Woody» with a capital W is also a name.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «woody» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/woody/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«woody» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/woody.html) on Mova free.