softwood
Etymology Noun
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Etymology Noun
softwood
- (uncountable, mostly, botany) The wood from any gymnosperm, without regard to how soft this wood is.
- (countable, in more general use) Wood of this kind, but limited to those that are commercial timbers.
- (countable, forestry) The tree or tree species that yields this wood.
- SYP is a softwood, but it is harder than many hardwoods.
- This softwood has been planted extensively throughout Scotland.
- (uncountable) Any commercial timber.
- You should have used softwood for the frame of this shed, instead of overbuilding it like this.
- German: Nadelholz
- German: Nadelholz
- German: Nadelgewächs, Nadelholzgewächs, Nadelholz
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