hardwood

Definition of Hardwood in English :

1. hardwood

the wood of broad-leaved dicotyledonous trees (as distinguished from the wood of conifers)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Hardwood

noun

1.

the wood of any of numerous broad-leaved dicotyledonous trees, such as oak, beech, ash, etc, as distinguished from the wood of a conifer

2.

any tree from which this wood is obtained

noun

1.

any tough, heavy timber with a compact texture

2. Forestry

the wood of an angiosperm possessing true vessels, in contrast to the softwood of a gymnosperm, which lacks vessels

3.

a tree yielding hardwood

n.

1. The wood of a eudicot or a magnoliid, such as an oak, maple, or magnolia.

2. A eudicot or magnoliid tree.