Definizione monolingua

hardwood

hardwood (countable and uncountable; plural hardwoods)

1. (countable) (mostly in botany and forestry) The wood from any dicotyledonous tree, without regard to its hardness.

   Balsa is a hardwood, but a soft hardwood.

2. (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.

3. (countable, forestry) The tree or tree species that yields the preceding.

   This hardwood has been planted extensively throughout the hills here.

4. (uncountable) A joint term for the commercial timbers, without distinguishing which.

   You should have used hardwood for this window sill instead of this junk.

Definizione dizionario hardwood

legno di latifoglie

legno duro

Altri significati:

You should have used hardwood for this window sill instead of this junk.

This hardwood has been planted extensively throughout the hills here.

Balsa is a hardwood , but a soft hardwood.

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

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

(countable) (mostly in botany and forestry) The wood from any dicotyledonous tree, without regard to its hardness.

(countable, forestry) The tree or tree species that yields the preceding.

Ash, hickory and oak are some of the most prominent domestic hardwoods .