Softwood

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  • noun. The wood of a coniferous tree.
  • noun. A coniferous tree.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. See Myrsine.
  • noun. A needle-leaved, coniferous tree.
  • As applied to trees and logs, needle-leaved; coniferous.
  • In horticulture, designating the ‘wood’ or twig that is not yet hardened or ripened; green wood: used with reference to the making of cuttings. Compare hardwood.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The wood from any conifer (or from Ginkgo), without regarding how soft this wood is.
  • noun. (in more general use) As the preceding but limited to those that are commercial timbers.
  • noun. The tree or tree species that yields the preceding
  • noun. A joint term for the commercial timbers, without distinguishing which.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir)
  • Word Usage
    "Alson said substantial damage to timber plantations in Mpumalanga, Swaziland and KwaZulu-Natal would compound long-term softwood lumber shortages already facing South"
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    wood  
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    pulpwood  
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