Softwood
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Softwood is a noun meaning (uncountable, chiefly botany) The wood from any gymnosperm, without regard to its softness.
Meaning
(uncountable, chiefly botany) The wood from any gymnosperm, without regard to its softness.
More Meanings
- (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.
- (uncountable) Any commercial timber.
Example Sentences
SYP is a softwood, but it is harder than many hardwoods.
This softwood has been planted extensively throughout Scotland.
You should have used softwood for the frame of this shed, instead of overbuilding it like this.
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.
Word Forms
- softwoods
Synonyms for softwood
Depending on context, synonyms include deal.
Antonyms for softwood
Common opposites include hardwood.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include deal, coniferous, fir, conifer, timber, woods.
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