Associations to the word «Softwood»

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.

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