Definitions for softwood

softwood soft·wood

Spelling: [sawft-woo d, soft-]
IPA: /ˈsɔftˌwʊd, ˈsɒft-/

Softwood is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 92 anagrams from letters in softwood (dfooostw).

Definitions for softwood

noun

  1. any wood that is relatively soft or easily cut.
  2. a tree yielding such a wood.
  3. Forestry. a coniferous tree or its wood.

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or made of softwood.

Origin of softwood

First recorded in 1825-35; soft + wood1

Examples for softwood

The medullary rays are numerous, and for a softwood they are prominent.

The softwood cutting is made from tissue which is still growing, or at least from that which is not dormant.

Some which are classed as hardwoods are softer than some in the softwood list.

The northern trees are softwood dwarfs, needle-leaved, flowerless, and cone-bearing.

Its range is more restricted than that of any other American softwood.

It is apparent, therefore, that the terms hardwood and softwood are commercial rather than scientific.

Longleaf pine is as widely used as any softwood in this country.

Only the tip of the cutting is stuck into the sand; otherwise it is treated like other softwood cuttings.

softwood or greenwood Cuttings are always rooted under cover; that is, in a greenhouse, coldframe or dwelling house.

There were plenty of splinters and ends of softwood that were mine by right of purchase and labour.

Word Value for softwood
Scrable

15

Words with friends

15

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