woody
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Cat’s claw is a woody vine that grows in the Amazon forest and other tropical areas of Central and South America, according to the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
Compared with the control, they described the Hinoki aroma as more relaxing, comfortable, likable, elegant, nostalgic, and woody.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
The invigorating brass or woody bass of salsa, son and cha-cha-cha are all but gone.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
The beetles strip plants of their leaves, leaving combustible woody stems, he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
I consider the possibilities of grafting the woody stems from one plant to another.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
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"They probably are cost-effective, rather than feeding each lizard three or four woodies, which are quite small, you could only give them one."
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
Instead, he only makes the panels, and only for the popular 1949 to 1951 Ford woodies.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 18, 2019
Signs made of surfboards, woodies parked by the valet stand and large surfing movie posters in the parking garage were considered and rejected, said Linda Berman, executive project director for developer DJM Capital Partners.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2014
Still, some parks invest in new woodies, where the suspense doesn’t come from wondering whether the rickety rails will survive the ride.
From New York Times ● Aug. 1, 2013
The woodies and weeds will be held back through early spring mowing and burning, timed to protect the meadow’s cycles of insect and bird life.
From Washington Post
The longer they sit, the tougher and woodier they can become: Like ears of fresh corn, the sooner you can cook okra after picking, the sweeter and plumper it will be.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 13, 2022
But the trees are mostly beaten back with an annual cutting by a Bush Hogmower or in woodier areas a beefier machine called a forestry mulcher.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 17, 2018
But the trees are mostly beaten back with an annual cutting by a Bush Hog mower or in woodier areas a beefier machine called a forestry mulcher.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 14, 2018
Analysis of the island's plant life and its soil show that it has seen a major shift to bigger, woodier vegetation in the 100 years since the goats started stripping the undergrowth.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2014
Thus the plant clings to other woodier stems and climbs vicariously.
From Old Plymouth Trails by Winthrop Packard
Snap off the woodiest parts of the asparagus and roughly chop these, setting the stalks aside for the moment.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 21, 2016
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