[noun] - wood from evergreen trees like pine which grow quickly, or a tree of this typeThe window frames were made from softwood. [U]The mattress is supported on a softwood frame. [U]A 200 000-acre forest site will be replanted with softwoods to supply the paper and pulp mill. [C]Compare hardwood.
SOFTWOOD
Meaning of SOFTWOOD in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012