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US
/ˈsɔftˌwʊd/
]
[ UK /sˈɒftwʊd/ ]
[ UK /sˈɒftwʊd/ ]
NOUN
- wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir)
How To Use softwood In A Sentence
- The best decking is made of hardwood or pressure-treated softwood.
- † Some Bible translations use the term cypress or cedar wood, a softwood from a coniferous tree. Modern Science in the Bible
- Softwood cuttings are taken from new growth made in early spring to midsummer and are green at the tip and base.
- But America had abundant oak and softwood for hulls, tall timber for masts and spars - and resins to make critical naval stores like tar to protect standing rigging.
- The brushier the cover is, the better: dense stands of softwoods, hardwood sapling thickets, tangled alder bottoms, even tall CRP fields. Make a Trail to Bring Buck Whitetails to You
- Or you can root 4-to 6-inch softwood cuttings taken in summer and fall.
- Thirty feet long, six feet wide in the beam, tapered at both bow and stern, it has a false keel of softwood that can easily be replaced if damaged in rough landings, a frequent occurrence.
- Soil and climate were ideally suited for the faster growing softwoods and there was a national demand for more timber.
- The two basic categories of wood used most often in wood working projects are hardwood and softwood.
- Suitable materials for composting include annual weeds that haven't formed seed, leafy softwood prunings, old bedding plants, autumn leaves and grass clippings.