woody
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Lignin is a strong, woody material that forms part of plant cell walls.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 29, 2026
Head to higher elevations above 2,000 feet where there is more moisture to see slopes brightened with desert lily, sand verbena and flowering Orcutt’s woody aster.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2026
The cinnamon brought a warm, woody spice that tied everything together.
From Salon ● Mar. 17, 2026
But a few weeks into its growth cycle it becomes woody and stiff, thorny, unpalatable and, rapidly, enormous.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 17, 2025
The suckers are fat and they have gone from green to woody.
From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor
"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
Spring-planted woodies need handling with more care, and the earlier you can plant them, the more established they will be before summer.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 29, 2021
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
“You could hear what you’re doing. It’s not scary to make soft attacks anymore. It’s not a bright, brittle sound anymore. It’s just a warmer, woodier sound instead of being bright and ugly.”
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 4, 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 Packard, Winthrop
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
