softwood

The wood of a coniferous tree.

A coniferous tree.

See Myrsine.

A needle-leaved, coniferous tree.

As applied to trees and logs, needle-leaved; coniferous.

In horticulture, designating the ‘wood’ or twig that is not yet hardened or ripened; green wood: used with reference to the making of cuttings. Compare hardwood.

The wood from any conifer (or from Ginkgo), without regarding how soft this wood is.

(in more general use) As the preceding but limited to those that are commercial timbers.

The tree or tree species that yields the preceding

A joint term for the commercial timbers, without distinguishing which.