Hardwood

/ˌhɑrdˈwʊd/

/ˈhɑdwʊd/

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Other forms: hardwoods

Definitions of hardwood

noun
the wood of broad-leaved dicotyledonous trees (as distinguished from the wood of conifers)

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wood
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

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