Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Woody \Wood"y\, a.
   1. Abounding with wood or woods; as, woody land. ``The woody
      wilderness.'' --Bryant.

            Secret shades Of woody Ida's inmost grove. --Milton.

   2. Consisting of, or containing, wood or woody fiber;
      ligneous; as, the woody parts of plants.

   3. Of or pertaining to woods; sylvan. [R.] ``Woody nymphs,
      fair Hamadryades.'' --Spenser.

   {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}.

Source : WordNet®

woody
     adj 1: made of or containing or resembling wood; "woody plants";
            "perennial herbs with woody stems"; "a woody taste"
            [ant: {nonwoody}]
     2: abounding in trees; "an arboreous landscape"; "violets in
        woodsy shady spots"; "a woody area near the highway" [syn:
         {arboraceous}, {arboreous}, {woodsy}]
     3: made hard like wood as the result of the deposition of
        lignin in the cell walls [syn: {lignified}]
     [also: {woodiest}, {woodier}]