woody

ligneux

Qui possède des tiges dures restant vivantes plusieurs années, comme les arbres et les arbustes.

En anglais simple : Having hard stems that remain alive for years, like trees and bushes.

• Trees are woody plants.
• Woody shrubs grow along the fence.
• The garden contains both woody and soft-stemmed plants.

Contraires : herbaceous

Expressions courantes : woody plants, woody shrubs, woody species

ligneux

Fait de bois ou ressemblant au bois par son aspect ou sa texture.

En anglais simple : Made of wood, or similar to wood in how it looks or feels.

• The fruit has a hard, woody shell.
• These mushrooms have a woody texture.
• A rough, woody material covered the floor.

Synonymes : woodlike

Expressions courantes : woody texture, woody shell, woody material

lignifié, ligneux

Devenu dur et résistant comme du bois, surtout en parlant d’une partie de plante.

En anglais simple : Having become hard and strong as wood does, especially in part of a plant.

• Cut away the woody stems.
• The roots become woody as the plant ages.
• New shoots grew from the woody base.

Synonymes : lignified

Expressions courantes : woody stems, woody tissue, woody roots

boisé

Couvert de nombreux arbres.

En anglais simple : Covered with many trees.

• We walked through a woody valley.
• A river runs between the woody hills.
• The house overlooks a quiet, woody landscape.

Synonymes : wooded, forested

Contraires : treeless

Expressions courantes : woody hills, woody valley, woody slopes

pan d'escalade en bois

Petit mur en bois muni de prises pour s’entraîner à l’escalade.

En anglais simple : A small wooden wall with handholds, used to practise climbing.

• We built a woody in our garage.
• He trains on the woody every evening.
• The club's woody has several difficult routes.

Synonymes : training wall

Expressions courantes : build a woody, home woody, train on a woody