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Softwood

The wood from any conifer (or from Ginkgo), without regard to how soft this wood is.

📖 Definitions of "Softwood"

noun
  1. 1

    The wood from any conifer (or from Ginkgo), without regard to how soft this wood is.

  2. 2

    (in more general use) Wood of this kind but limited to those that are commercial timbers.

  3. 3

    The tree or tree species that yields this wood.

    "This softwood has been planted extensively throughout Scotland."

  4. 4

    Any commercial timber.

    "You should have used softwood for the frame of this shed, instead of overbuilding it like this."

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