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(mostly in botany and forestry) The wood from any dicotyledonous tree, without regard to its hardness.
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- (noun) (mostly in botany and forestry) The wood from any dicotyledonous tree, without regard to its hardness.
- (noun) (in more general use) As the preceding but limited to those that are commercial timbers, and are at least average in hardness.
- (noun) The tree or tree species that yields the preceding.
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noun (mostly in botany and forestry) The wood from any dicotyledonous tree, without regard to its hardness.
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noun (in more general use) As the preceding but limited to those that are commercial timbers, and are at least average in hardness.
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noun The tree or tree species that yields the preceding.
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noun A joint term for the commercial timbers, without distinguishing which.
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noun The sport of basketball, in particular, an indoor basketball court; so named because the floor of an indoor basketball court is normally made of hardwood.
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adjective Of a floor: made of interlocking hardwood boards.
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Summary
(mostly in botany and forestry) The wood from any dicotyledonous tree, without regard to its hardness.
- (noun) (mostly in botany and forestry) The wood from any dicotyledonous tree, without regard to its hardness.
- (noun) (in more general use) As the preceding but limited to those that are commercial timbers, and are at least average in hardness.
- (noun) The tree or tree species that yields the preceding.
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