Hardwood
[hahrd-woo d] /ˈhɑrdˌwʊd/
noun
1.
the , compact or timber of various trees, as the oak, cherry, maple, or mahogany.
2.
a tree yielding such .
adjective
3.
made or constructed of hardwood:
a hardwood floor.
/ˈhɑːdˌwʊd/
noun
1.
the wood of any of numerous broad-leaved dicotyledonous trees, such as oak, beech, ash, etc, as distinguished from the wood of a conifer
2.
any tree from which this wood is obtained
n.
1560s, from hard + wood. From deciduous trees, distinguished from that of pines and firs.
hardwood
(härd’wd’)
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