woody plant

Noun
  1. A plant having hard lignified tissues or woody parts especially stems (synset 113123895)
    is a type of: tracheophyte, vascular plant - green plant having a vascular system: ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms
    subtypes:
    • bugbane - a plant of the genus Cimicifuga having flowers in long racemes or panicles reported to be distasteful to insects
    • melilot, melilotus, sweet clover - erect annual or biennial plant grown extensively especially for hay and soil improvement
    • aralia - any of various plants of the genus Aralia; often aromatic plants having compound leaves and small umbellate flowers
    • combretum - any of numerous shrubs or small trees of the genus Combretum having spikes of small flowers
    • ravenala, ravenala madagascariensis, traveler's tree, traveller's tree - giant treelike plant having edible nuts and leafstalks that yield a refreshing drink of clear watery sap; reputedly an emergency source of water for travelers
    • pipturus argenteus, queensland grass-cloth plant - Australian plant of genus Pipturus whose fiber is used in making cloth
    • milk vetch, milk-vetch - any of various plants of the genus Astragalus
    • false indigo, wild indigo - any of several plants of the genus Baptisia
    • bush clover, lespedeza - shrubby or herbaceous plants widely used for forage, soil improvement, and especially hay in southern United States
    • lupin, lupine - any plant of the genus Lupinus; bearing erect spikes of usually purplish-blue flowers
    • bignoniad - any woody plant of the family Bignoniaceae
    • gesneriad - any of numerous tropical or subtropical small shrubs or treelets or epiphytic vines of the family Gesneriaceae: African violet; Cape primroses; gloxinia
    • figwort - any of numerous tall coarse woodland plants of the genus Scrophularia
    • nightshade - any of numerous shrubs or herbs or vines of the genus Solanum; most are poisonous though many bear edible fruit
    • lignosae - a category in some early taxonomies
    • arborescent plant - having the shape or characteristics of a tree
    • tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
    • bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
    • bramble - any of various rough thorny shrubs or vines
    has: xylem - the woody part of plants: the supporting and water-conducting tissue, consisting primarily of tracheids and vessels
    substance holonym: lignum - woody tissue
    same as: ligneous plant

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