any plant that creates branches and stems that do not die in the winter
plant species life form with woody tissue and buds on that woody tissue near or at the ground surface or above; plants with limited to extensive thickening by secondary woody growth and with perennating buds; includes phanerophytes and chamaephytes of Raunkier.
A woody plant is any vascular plant that has a perennial stem that is above ground and covered by a layer of thickened bark - that is, the stem supports continued vegetative growth above ground from year to year.