softwood
noun[UorC]
uk/ˈsɒft.wʊd/us/ˈsɑːft.wʊd/woodfrom fast-growingevergreentrees(=onesthat neverlosetheirleaves)likepine, or atreeof thistype:
(取材于松树等针叶树的)软木windowframesmade from softwood软木制成的窗框
A 200,000-acreforestsitewill be replanted with softwoods tosupplythepaperandpulpmill.20万英亩的林地将重新种上针叶树,以便为造纸厂提供原料。
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Types of wood
- balk
- balsa wood
- beech
- boxwood
- cedar
- deal
- dyewood
- Eastern white pine
- fir
- knotty
- mahogany
- maple
- matchwood
- mulga
- pine
- redwood
- spruce
- teak
- timber
- walnut