Made of wood or wood-like tissue, often due to secondary growth.
Hard, not quickly withering and dying like green stems.
A stem which may not be big enough to use as timber but which contains hardened cells and is more or less permanent It is characteristic of trees and shrubs, but some climbers, such as the grape, are also woody.
Developing stems which, although they may not be big enough to use as timber, contain permanent woody tissue. Trees and shrubs are characteristically woody, but many climbers, such as the grape, are also woody.