Definitions
wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir)
Word origin
From soft + wood. The term refers to the seed coat, or absence thereof, of the tree's seeds; it does not refer to the degree of softness or hardness of the tree's wood, but it seems to do so and is usually assumed to do so by speakers not well informed about trees and timber.
Used in a sentence
“The bodies are sheeted in softwood, a double layer of ⅝-in. boards on the quarters, with a single thickness lining inside the steel ends.”
“SYP is a softwood, but it is harder than many hardwoods.”
“This softwood has been planted extensively throughout Scotland.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Pine, for one”8 letters
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