SOFTWOOD

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir)

Synonyms:

deal; softwood

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("softwood" is a kind of...):

wood (the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "softwood"):

pulpwood (softwood used to make paper)

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