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hardwood

(hɑːʳdwʊd)
Word forms: plural hardwoods
variable noun [oft NOUN noun]
Hardwood is wood such as oak, teak, and mahogany, which is very strong and hard.
...imports of tropical hardwood.
...hardwood floors.

hardwood in British English

(ˈhɑːdˌwʊd)
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
Compare softwood

hardwood in American English

(ˈhɑrdˌwʊd)
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

Examples of 'hardwood' in a sentence
hardwood

Both can be grown from hardwood cuttings taken when the plants are dormant.
The Sun (2017)
Both can be grown from hardwood cuttings taken when the plants are dormant.
The Sun (2017)
The sound of wooden chair legs screeched against the hardwood floors.
Christianity Today (2000)
The bell tents and yurts have hardwood floors and double beds.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
It's also a great opportunity to take hardwood cuttings and produce new plants for admiring friends.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
In autumn, cuttings that have had all season to toughen up are called hardwood cuttings.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Rooms have hardwood floors and low-slung beds.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Inside was a stylish world of hardwood floors, deep sofas and books.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Inside, the furnished apartments have marble bath suites and hardwood floors.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
But the bedrooms are superb with hardwood floors, plush sofas and standalone baths.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The rooms are bright and retain period features such as wooden doors, marble fireplaces and hardwood flooring.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The decor is simple and light with comfortable leather seating, hardwood floors and sections of exposed original brickwork.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Ten per cent of this is tropical hardwood, which comes from old growth forests that cannot be replaced.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
My immense villa has a high palm roof, hardwood floors and a plunge pool that appears to hover above the ocean beyond.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Get it right and you have the fibrous strength of the sort of 200-year-old tropical hardwood trees that it is now often illegal to harvest.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Very old plants may not make it through, so take some hardwood cuttings Just in case.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
There's a thatched roof with exposed beams, and polished hardwood floors.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The property has recently been remodelled, with hardwood floors, granite worktops and marble bathroom fixtures.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Made in Britain, it has a hardwood frame and stained oak feet.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Did I mention the hardwood floors?
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The main culprits are legal and illegal logging, to meet the world's insatiable demand for tropical hardwood.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
There were slightly rough hardwood floors, and a retro phone, and the big bed was piled with crisp white linen.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Autumn is just as busy: a time of increasing plant stocks by lifting and dividing perennials, or taking hardwood cuttings from shrubs.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
A native hardwood such as oak is the obvious choice, as it doesn't need preservative and weathers nicely.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
If you have a tiny garden you can grow hardwood cuttings in pots, but they'll need a little more care because pots are prone to drying out.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)

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hardwood

British English: hardwood NOUN
Hardwood is wood such as oak, teak, and mahogany, which is very strong and hard.
...imports of tropical hardwood.
  • American English: hardwood
  • Brazilian Portuguese: madeira de lei
  • Chinese: 硬木
  • European Spanish: madera noble
  • French: bois dur
  • German: Hartholz
  • Italian: legno duro
  • Japanese: 硬材
  • Korean: 견목
  • European Portuguese: madeira de lei
  • Latin American Spanish: madera noble
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