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The tree or tree species that yields the preceding

This softwood has been planted extensively throughout Scotland.

As the preceding but limited to those that are commercial timbers
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.

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.

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"
{i} any wood that is light and easy to cut; tree having soft wood
Term used to describe all needle-leaved trees These species are typically evergreen, retaining their leaves through two or more growing seasons Larches, including tamarack, are exceptions, being deciduous "softwoods"
A coniferous or evergreen tree bearing needles rather than broad leaves; also applies to the wood from such species (see: HARDWOOD)
wood from coniferous or needle-bearing species of trees not-necessarily soft in texture or of low density
Trees that produce seeds outside of a seed pod
Wood produced by trees that have needles, such as pine and spruce If you know old yellow pine, you definitely understand that the term softwood has nothing to do with the actual hardness of the wood
Wood from conifers, as distinguished from hardwood (produced from broad-leaved species)
A term used in reference to the relative softness of the wood in a tree Examples of softwoods include Colorado Spruce, and White Pine
A term used to describe the physical hardness of various woods with low-to-medium impact resistance
— the wood of pine trees and their relatives (or the trees that produce their seeds in cones)
A "softwood" can also be called an "evergreen" or "conifer" tree However, it is inaccurate to call all conifers "pines"! There are only three native pine tree species in the U P (white, red & jack) and seven species of non-pine conifers (balsam fir, hemlock, cedar, black & spruce, tamarack, and yew) True pines (genus Pinus) make up only 15% of the number of conifers in the U P [To return to previous page, click your browser's BACK button then scroll through the page to your last location]
One of the botanical groups of trees that has persistent needle-like or scale-like leaves; softwoods are evergreen and have longer-length fibers than hardwoods
Softwood is the wood from trees such as pines, that grow quickly and can be cut easily. wood from trees such as pine and fir that is cheap and easy to cut, or a tree with this type of wood hardwood. Timber obtained from coniferous trees (mainly of the pine and fir families). With the exception of bald cypress, tamarack, and larch, softwood trees are evergreens. Softwood is mostly obtained from the Baltic, Scandinavia, and North America and is the source of about 80% of the world's production of timber. The term sometimes imprecisely means all soft and hard woods used as construction wood in temperate regions. Softwoods of longleaf pine, Douglas fir, and yew are much harder in the mechanical sense than several hardwoods
wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir) made of the easy-to-cut wood of a coniferous tree, as e
The group of trees (fir, pine, spruce, hemlock) characterized by its needles and being (for the most part) evergreen The term does not refer to the hardness of the wood
A general term for a coniferous tree species and for the wood produced from such trees Has little or nothing to do with actual or relative wood hardness
adj a name given to the wood of a conifer tree
made of the easy-to-cut wood of a coniferous tree, as e g pine; "softwood lumber"
Softwood refers to the timber of coniferous trees
The tree or tree species that yields the preceding: "This softwood has been planted extensively throughout Scotland
wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir)
A tree belonging to the order Coniferales Softwood trees are usually evergreen, bear cones and have needles or scalelike leaves Examples include pines, spruces, firs and cedars See conifer
or an evergreen tree, keeps its foliage year round - like a pine!
A cone-bearing tree or wood from such trees (Douglas-fir, cedar, pine)
wood produced by coniferous trees such as pines, cedars, and firs A common but not strictly accurate term since the wood of some conifers is harder than some hardwood trees Another term for a coniferous tree
pine; "softwood lumber
Wood primarily of a conifer or evergreen, e g , pine, spruce, douglas fir, etc
wood from coniferous or needle- bearing species of trees (not necessarily soft in texture or of low density)
A term used in the timber trade to describe the wood of most conifers (gymnosperms), as distinct from the hardwood, broad-leaved species (angiosperms)
Generally, one of the botanical groups of trees that, in most cases, have needle like or scale like leaves; the conifers; also, the wood produced by such trees The term has no reference to the actual hardness of the wood
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
Generally, one of the botanical groups of trees that in most cases have needle or scale-like leaves; the conifers; also, the wood produced by such trees
softwood

    Hyphenation

    soft·wood

    Turkish pronunciation

    sôftwûd

    Pronunciation

    /ˈsôftˌwo͝od/ /ˈsɔːftˌwʊd/
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