woodiness


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wood·y

 (wo͝od′ē)
adj. wood·i·er, wood·i·est
1. Forming or consisting of wood; ligneous: woody tissue.
2. Marked by the presence of wood or xylem: woody plants.
3. Characteristic or suggestive of wood: a woody smell.
4. Abounding in trees; wooded.
n. also wood·ie (wo͝od′ē) pl. wood·ies
1. A station wagon with exterior wood paneling.
2. Vulgar Slang An erection of the penis.
wood′i·ness n.
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Noun1.woodiness - the quality of abounding in trees
woodsiness
quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare
2.woodiness - texture produced by the fibers in woodwoodiness - texture produced by the fibers in wood
wood grain, woodgrain
grain - the direction, texture, or pattern of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric; "saw the board across the grain"
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