Softwood Definition

sôftwo͝od, sŏft-
softwoods
noun
softwoods
Any light, easily cut wood.
Webster's New World
Any tree yielding such wood.
Webster's New World
The wood of any conifer.
Webster's New World
(countable) (in more general use) As the preceding but limited to those that are commercial timbers.
Wiktionary
(uncountable) 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.
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Noun

Singular:
softwood
Plural:
softwoods

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