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| bamboo |
a tropical grass plant that has hard, woody, hollow stalks. Bamboo stalks grow straight and tall, and very quickly. Many kinds of bamboo grow as high as a tree. [1/2 definitions] |
| bark2 |
the outside cover of the trunks, branches, and roots of woody plants. [1/2 definitions] |
| branch |
a woody part of a tree or bush that grows out from the trunk; limb. [1/4 definitions] |
| brier2 |
a shrub of southern Europe. The brier's woody root is used in making tobacco pipes. |
| bush1 |
a low plant with many woody branches; shrub. |
| corncob |
the woody center of an ear of corn. The corncob holds the kernels. |
| grape |
a small, juicy fruit, with a smooth skin that is either green, red, or purple. Grapes grow in bunches on woody vines. |
| herb |
a flowering plant whose stem is soft rather than woody and that dies at the end of a growing season. [1/2 definitions] |
| ivy |
a woody vine that has shiny evergreen leaves, and black berries, and that often climbs walls or buildings. [1/2 definitions] |
| reed |
Clarinets, saxophones, and certain other wind instruments use something called a "reed." A reed looks like a very thin piece of wood. On a clarinet or saxophone, the reed covers most of the opening where air is blown through the instrument from the player's mouth. The reed is made of material that comes from a woody kind of grass plant. [1/2 definitions] |
| shrub |
a plant with woody stems that branch out close to the ground. A shrub can be very short or as tall as a small tree; bush. |
| tree |
a woody plant that has a long main trunk and many branches. Trees usually grow quite tall. [1/4 definitions] |
| vine |
a plant having a long, thin, woody stem that climbs up a support or creeps along the ground. |
| wicker |
a twig or shoot of willow or other long, woody strip that bends easily, often used in the making baskets or furniture. [1/3 definitions] |
| wisteria |
a woody vine with drooping clusters of purple or white flowers that look like bunches of grapes. |
| woody |
If something is woody, it is like wood from trees or is made of wood. [2 definitions] |
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