the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Made of wood; consisting of wood; of the nature of, or resembling, wood; woody.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Consisting of or resembling wood; wooden; woody; in botany, having a wood-like texture; woody, as distinguished from herbaceous. Also lignose.
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adj. consisting of or containing lignin or xylem
Word Usage
"The manufacture of a hand-saw cost infinite trouble, but at last an instrument was obtained which, when vigorously handled, could divide the ligneous fibers of the wood."