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softwood

[sawft-wood, soft-] / ˈsɔftˌwʊd, ˈsɒft- /


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"Softwood lumber duties are going to hurt this spring."

From Reuters • Jan. 19, 2022

Charging that a deal at this Red cut price had already been made by London's Central Softwood Buying Corp.

From Time Magazine Archive

Softwood lumber prices, for example, jumped by 61% in March, but have begun falling again.

From Time Magazine Archive

Softwood cuttings, treated the same as the previous year, were inserted on August 20.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 44th Annual Meeting Rochester, N.Y. August 31 and September 1, 1953 by Northern Nut Growers Association

Softwood or greenwood cuttings are usually made of wood that is mature enough to break when it is bent sharply.

From Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) by Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde)




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