Woody \Wood"y\, a.

1. Abounding with wood or woods; as, woody land. ``The woody wilderness.'' --Bryant.

Secret shades Of woody Ida's inmost grove. --Milton.

2. Consisting of, or containing, wood or woody fiber; ligneous; as, the woody parts of plants.

3. Of or pertaining to woods; sylvan. [R.]

``Woody nymphs, fair Hamadryades.'' --Spenser.

Woody fiber. (Bot.)
   (a) Fiber or tissue consisting of slender, membranous tubes tapering at each end.
   (b) A single wood cell. See under Wood. --Goodale.

Woody nightshade. (Bot.). See Bittersweet, 3
   (a) .

Woody pear (Bot.), the inedible, woody, pear-shaped fruit of several Australian proteaceous trees of the genus Xylomelum; -- called also wooden pear.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)