softwood.
The wood from any gymnosperm, without regard to its softness.
Meaning & usage
The wood from any gymnosperm, without regard to its softness.
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.
This softwood has been planted extensively throughout Scotland.
Any commercial timber.
You should have used softwood for the frame of this shed, instead of overbuilding it like this.
Where this word comes from
From soft + wood. The term refers to the seed coat, or absence thereof, of the tree's seeds; it does not refer to the degree of softness or hardness of the tree's wood, but it seems to do so and is usually assumed to do so by speakers not well informed about trees and timber.
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