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nonwoody

Definitions of nonwoody
  1. adjective
    not woody; not consisting of or resembling wood
    synonyms:
    herbaceous
    characteristic of a nonwoody herb or plant part
    pulpy, squashy
    like a pulp or overripe; not having stiffness
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    antonyms:
    woody
    made of or containing or resembling wood
    ashen
    made of wood of the ash tree
    beechen
    consisting of or made of wood of the beech tree
    birch, birchen, birken
    consisting of or made of wood of the birch tree
    cedarn
    consisting of or made of cedar
    ligneous
    consisting of or resembling wood
    oaken
    consisting of or made of wood of the oak tree
    suffrutescent
    of a plant; having a woody base that does not die down each year
    wooden
    made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood
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