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Word: softwood (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • forestry) The tree or tree species that yields the preceding
  • countable (in more general use) As the preceding but limited to those that are commercial timbers.
  • mostly in|botany) The wood from any conifer (or from ''Ginkgo''), without regarding how soft this wood is.
  • uncountable A joint term for the commercial timbers, without distinguishing which.

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