Associations to the word «Softwood»

Wiktionary

SOFTWOOD, noun. (countable) (mostly in) (botany) The wood from any conifer (or from Ginkgo), without regarding how soft this wood is.
SOFTWOOD, noun. (countable) (in more general use) As the preceding but limited to those that are commercial timbers.
SOFTWOOD, noun. (countable) (forestry) The tree or tree species that yields the preceding
SOFTWOOD, noun. (uncountable) A joint term for the commercial timbers, without distinguishing which.

Dictionary definition

SOFTWOOD, noun. Wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir).

Wise words

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Alfred Lord Tennyson