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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There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.

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