soft‧wood /ˈsɒftwʊd $ ˈsɒːft-/
noun [uncountable and countable] wood from trees such as
pine and
fir that is cheap and easy to cut, or a tree with this type of wood ⇒
hardwood [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
evergreen adjective an evergreen tree does not lose its leaves in winter:
English ivy is evergreen and grows even during the winter.deciduous adjective a deciduous tree loses its leaves in winter:
The oak is deciduous, but loses its leaves late in the year.conifer noun [countable] a tree such as a pine or fir that has leaves like needles and produces cones containing seeds:
The owners have planted conifers along the fence in order to reduce the traffic noise. a dwarf coniferfruit tree noun [countable] a tree that produces fruit that can be eaten:
Fruit trees such as apples and pears can be pruned during the winter months.sapling noun [countable] a young tree:
It's best to buy young saplings rather than fully-grown trees.copse noun [countable] a small group of trees:
a small copse of fir treeswoodland noun [uncountable] land covered with trees:
the maintenance of ancient woodland woodland areaswood noun [countable] (
also woods) a large area with many trees:
We went for a walk in the woods.forest noun [uncountable and countable] a very large area with a lot of trees growing closely together:
pine forests They worked as tree planters in the forests of Washington State. The forest fire was started by a discarded cigarette.rainforest noun [uncountable and countable] a tropical forest with tall trees, in an area where it rains a lot:
the Amazon rainforest 12 million acres of rainforest have been destroyed.jungle noun [uncountable and countable] a tropical forest with trees and large plants:
The wreckage of the plane was found in dense jungle. a remote jungle areatimber British English,
lumber American English noun [uncountable] wood used for building and making things:
a timber company softwood lumberhardwood noun [uncountable and countable] strong heavy wood from trees such as oak:
hardwood floors hardwoods such as teaksoftwood noun [uncountable and countable] wood from trees such as pine and fir that is cheap and easy to cut:
Most tables are made from softwood.firewood noun [uncountable] wood that has been cut or collected in order to be burned in a fire:
They collected branches that could be used for firewood. [TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲
wood noun [uncountable and countable] the usual word for the hard material that trees are made of:
They were chopping wood for the fire. The doors are made of solid wood. wood flooringtimber British English,
lumber American English noun [uncountable] wood used for building and making things:
a timber company softwood lumberhardwood noun [uncountable and countable] strong heavy wood from trees such as oak:
hardwood floors hardwoods such as teaksoftwood noun [uncountable and countable] wood from trees such as pine and fir that is cheap and easy to cut:
Most tables are made from softwood.firewood noun [uncountable] wood that has been cut or collected in order to be burned in a fire:
They collected branches that could be used for firewood. [TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲