# softwood

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #67,057

## Definitions
1. The wood from any gymnosperm, without regard to its softness.
2. Wood of this kind, but limited to those that are commercial timbers.
3. The tree or tree species that yields this wood.
4. Any commercial timber.

## Etymology
From soft + wood.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/softwood