Hardwood Definition

härdwo͝od
hardwoods
noun
The wood of a eudicot or a magnoliid, such as an oak, maple, or magnolia.
American Heritage
Any tough, heavy timber with a compact texture.
Webster's New World
The wood of an angiosperm possessing true vessels, in contrast to the softwood of a gymnosperm, which lacks vessels.
Webster's New World
A tree yielding hardwood.
Webster's New World

(countable) (in more general use) As the preceding but limited to those that are commercial timbers, and are at least average in hardness.

Ash, hickory and oak are some of the most prominent domestic hardwoods.
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Singular:
hardwood
Plural:
hardwoods

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