softwood
The wood from any gymnosperm, without regard to its softness.
Other meanings
Wood of this kind, but limited to those that are commercial timbers.
The tree or tree species that yields this wood.
“SYP is a softwood, but it is harder than many hardwoods.”
Synonyms
- deal
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “softwood” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.