softwood

English

Etymology

soft +‎ wood

Noun

softwood (countable and uncountable, plural softwoods)

  1. (countable, mostly in, botany) The wood from any conifer (or from Ginkgo), without regarding how soft this wood is.
    SYP is a softwood, but it is harder than many hardwoods.
  2. (countable) (in more general use) As the preceding but limited to those that are commercial timbers.
  3. (countable, forestry) The tree or tree species that yields the preceding
    This softwood has been planted extensively throughout Scotland.
  4. (uncountable) A joint term for the commercial timbers, without distinguishing which.
    You should have used softwood for the frame of this shed, instead of overbuilding it like this.

Translations

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See also

hardwood

wood

timber

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