softwoodnoun [ U or C ]
uk/ˈsɒft.wʊd/us/ˈsɑːft.wʊd/wood from fast-growing evergreen trees (= ones that never lose their leaves) like pine, or a tree of this type:
window frames made from softwood
A 200,000-acre forest site will be replanted with softwoods to supply the paper and pulp mill.
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Types of wood
- balsa wood
- bark
- close-grained
- cork
- ebony
- jelutong
- lumber
- matchwood
- MDF
- mulga
- oak
- oaken
- pine
- plywood
- rosewood
- three-ply
- wood
- wood pulp
- wooden
- yew
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