wood·y (wʊd'ē)
adj., -i·er, -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 (wʊd'ē), pl., -ies.

1. A station wagon with exterior wood paneling.
2. Vulgar Slang. An erection of the penis.

woodiness wood'i·ness n.

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