Look up: softwood

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   Softwood
   Wood from conifers.
   Found on http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/sch
   
   
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   softwood
   [adj] - made of the easy-to-cut wood of a coniferous tree, as e.g. pine 2. [n] - wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir)
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   softwood
   a conventional term for both the timber and the trees belonging to the botanical group Gymnospermae Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries • A conventional term for both the timber and the trees belonging to the botanical group Gymnosperms,and in practice almost restricted to conifers. Category: Botany and zoology • a conventional term used ...
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   softwood
   Timber from cone-bearing trees which is generally softer than hardwood and therefore easier to work. Softwoods include pine, cedar, spruce and yew.
   Found on http://www.antique-crafts.co.uk/glossary
   
   
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   softwood
   noun wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir)
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   Softwood
   `Softwood` is a generic term used in woodworking and the lumber industries for wood from conifers (needle-bearing trees from the order Pinales). Softwood-producing trees include pine, spruce, cedar, fir, larch, douglas-fir, hemlock, cypress, redwood and yew. Contrary to the name, softwood trees can often be harder than hardwood trees. Douglas fir, a softwood, is harder and stronger than many hardwoods, while balsa, technically a hardwood, is muc...
   Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Softwood
   
   
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   softwood
   (from the article `Canada`) The dispute over softwood lumber imports into the U.S. moved toward a possible solution in 2004. During the summer it was announced that the U.S. ... Trees have been grouped in various ways, some of which more or less parallel their scientific classification: softwoods are conifers, and hardwoods ... [4 re...
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   softwood
   A general term for timber of trees classified botanically as Gymnosperm. Commercial timbers of this group are nearly all conifers. The term has no reference to the relative hardness of the wood
   Found on http://oak.arch.utas.edu.au/glossary/vie