I guess so called because "woody metal" sounds weird? >"The reason we call it metallic wood is not just its density, which is about that of wood, but its cellu

I guess so called because "woody metal" sounds weird? >"The reason we call it metallic wood is not just its density, which is about that of wood, but its cellular nature," Pikul says. "Cellular materials are porous; if you look at wood grain, that's what you're seeing? -- parts that are thick and dense and made to hold the structure, and parts that are porous and made to support biological functions, like transport to and from cells."