the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Slightly woody at the base.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
In botany, only slightly or obscurely woody; a little woody at the base.
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adj. of a plant; having a woody base that does not die down each year
Word Usage
"Sachet, however, points out that according to historical accounts from the island in 1711, 1825, and likely in 1839, the island had a low grassy and/or suffrutescent (partially woody) vegetation."