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Softwood
noun
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The wood from any gymnosperm, without regard to its softness. uncountable
"The bodies are sheeted in softwood, a double layer of ⅝-in. boards on the quarters, with a single thickness lining inside the steel ends."
- 2 wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir) wordnet
- 3 Wood of this kind, but limited to those that are commercial timbers. countable
- 4 The tree or tree species that yields this wood. countable
"SYP is a softwood, but it is harder than many hardwoods."
- 5 Any commercial timber. uncountable
"You should have used softwood for the frame of this shed, instead of overbuilding it like this."
Etymology
From soft + wood.
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