2 definitions
for softwood
From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
softwood
adj : made of the easy-to-cut wood of a coniferous tree, as e.g.
pine; "softwood lumber" [ant: hardwood]
n : wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir)
[syn: deal]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :
71 Moby Thesaurus words for "softwood":
arborary, arboreal, arboreous, arborescent, arboresque, arborical,
arboriform, beam, billet, board, boarding, bushlike, bushy,
citrous, clapboard, coniferous, cord, cordwood, deal, deciduous,
dendriform, dendritic, dendroid, driftwood, evergreen, firewood,
hardwood, lath, lathing, lathwork, log, lumber, nondeciduous,
panelboard, paneling, panelwork, piny, plank, planking, plyboard,
plywood, pole, post, puncheon, scrubbly, scrubby, scrublike, shake,
sheathing, sheathing board, sheeting, shingle, shrubby, shrublike,
sideboard, siding, slab, slat, splat, stave, stick, stick of wood,
stovewood, three-by-four, timber, timbering, timberwork, treelike,
two-by-four, weatherboard, wood
