'Woody fiber' definitions:

Definition of 'Woody fiber'

From: GCIDE
  • Woody \Wood"y\, a.
  • 1. Abounding with wood or woods; as, woody land. "The woody wilderness." --Bryant. [1913 Webster]
  • Secret shades Of woody Ida's inmost grove. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Consisting of, or containing, wood or woody fiber; ligneous; as, the woody parts of plants. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Of or pertaining to woods; sylvan. [R.] "Woody nymphs, fair Hamadryades." --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]