SOFTWOOD

softwood, deal

(noun) wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

softwood (countable and uncountable, plural softwoods)

(countable, mostly, botany) The wood from any conifer (or from Ginkgo), without regard to how soft this wood is.

(countable, in more general use) Wood of this kind but limited to those that are commercial timbers.

(countable, forestry) The tree or tree species that yields this wood.

(uncountable) Any commercial timber.

Source: Wiktionary



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Coffee Trivia

Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.

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