woody

They have a woody aroma likened to pine or juniper.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

The team identified 29 different kinds of phytoliths representing grasses, herbs, and woody plants.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026

The invigorating brass or woody bass of salsa, son and cha-cha-cha are all but gone.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

That’s bad news for the majority of wildlife on the island that relies on native habitat, like woody shrubs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026

Candles flickered on a small altar, and the woody smell of incense floated in the air.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat

"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

Amateur racers, pimped-out coupes, woodies and ragtops, sedate sedans and souped-up hot rods, all shared the brand-new, wide-open freeways and boulevards.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026

Mack’s life took some detours before the woodies came calling again.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 18, 2019

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

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 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