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As the preceding but limited to those that are commercial timbers, and are at least average in hardness

Ash, hickory and oak are some of the most prominent domestic hardwoods.

A joint term for the commercial timbers, without distinguishing which

You should have used hardwood for this window sill instead of this junk.

The wood from any dicotyledonous tree, without regard to its hardness

Balsa is a hardwood, but a soft hardwood.

The tree or tree species that yields the preceding

This hardwood has been planted extensively throughout the hills here.

the wood of broad-leaved dicotyledonous trees (as distinguished from the wood of conifers) made of the hard-to-cut wood of a broad-leaved tree, as e
Hardwood is wood such as oak, teak, and mahogany, which is very strong and hard. hardwood floors. softwood. strong heavy wood from trees such as oak, used for making furniture softwood. Timber obtained from broad-leaved, flower-bearing trees. Hardwood trees are deciduous trees, except in the warmest regions. The term, a classification of material, applied originally to such hard European woods as beech and oak but also includes some of the softest of woods. Included in the category are ebony, various mahoganies (see mahogany family), maple, teak, and American black walnut
wood from broad-leaved species of trees not necessarily hard or dense
A deciduous or broad-leaf tree; also applies to the wood from such species (see: SOFTWOOD)
Trees and shrubs with broad-leaves (not needles or scales) that drop in the fall are called "hardwoods" Hardwood trees can also be called "broad-leafed" trees or "deciduous" trees [To return to previous page, click your browser's BACK button then scroll through the page to your last location]
Wood derived from trees such as oak, beech, maple, mahogany, and walnut
A term used to describe broadleaf, usually deciduous, trees such as oaks, maples, ashes, elms, etc It does not necessarily refer to the hardness of the wood
timber from broad-leaved, flowering trees (the botanical group Angiospermae), irrespective of physical hardness; includes eucalypts, wattles and most rainforest species
n A general name given to wood of a deciduous tree
A term describing broadleaf trees, usually deciduous, such as oaks, maples and ashes
made of the hard-to-cut wood of a broad-leaved tree, as e g oak; "hardwood floors"
One of the botanical groups of trees that has broad leaves in contrast to the needle-like leaves of the conifers or softwoods; hardwoods are deciduous (they shed their leaves in the fall or at the end of each growing season)
Term used to describe all broadleaved trees These tree species are deciduous, retaining their leaves only one growing season Despite the term, some "hardwoods" such as the aspens, have wood that is relatively soft
A term describing broadleaf, usually deciduous, trees such as oak, maples, ashes, elms, etc The term does not necessarily to the hardness of the wood Some hardwoods are evergreens
A broad-leaved flowering tree, usually deciduous, as distinguished from a conifer Trees belonging to the botanical group of angiosperms; trees such as oaks, maples, ashes, elms It does not necessarily refer to the hardness of the wood
Wood of certain deciduous trees, e g , oak, maple, ash, etc
Wood from trees of angiosperms class, usually with broad leaves Trees grown in tropical climates are generally hardwood Hardwood grows faster than softwood but have shorter fibers compared to softwood
Any tree, usually broad leafed and deciduous, that has compact, heavy wood, such as oak, maple, walnut, hickory, locust, and sweetgum
Generally, a deciduous broad-leaved species of trees
a deciduous or broadleaf tree; the wood from such trees
Short-fibered wood obtained from deciduous trees, which is used to produce pulp with high standards of opacity, brightness, smoothness and density
General term referring to the wood of many different deciduous trees as opposed to the softwood of evergreen or coniferous trees Does not relate to the density of the wood
A broadleaf tree or the wood from such trees (oak, alder, maple)
General term referring to the wood of many different deciduous trees as opposed to the softwood of evergreen or coniferous Does not relate to the density of wood
the wood of broad-leaved dicotyledonous trees (as distinguished from the wood of conifers)
Trees that have broad leaves (in contrast to conifer or softwoods) The term has no reference to the actual hardness of the wood Examples are: oak, maple, ash, beech, walnut, and hickory
oak; "hardwood floors
Deciduous trees generally give hardwood Note that certain hardwoods do not necessarily have a hard consistency
A term used in reference to the relative hardness of wood in a tree Examples of hardwoods include the oaks, hickories, and ashes
The term does not refer to wood hardness, for whatever reason, hardwood inexplicably refers to wood, any wood, that comes from a broad leaf, generally deciduous tree
{i} solid hard wood from a variety of trees (i.e. oak, mahogany, cherry, etc.)
hardwood

    Hyphenation

    hard·wood

    Turkish pronunciation

    härdwûd

    Pronunciation

    /ˈhärdˌwo͝od/ /ˈhɑːrdˌwʊd/

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