different between sapwood vs softwood

English

Alternative forms

• sap-wood

Etymology

From sap +? wood.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?sapw?d/

Noun

sapwood (countable and uncountable, plural sapwoods)

1. The wood just under the bark of a stem or branch, different in color from the heartwood.

   A popular myth is that sapwood is not as strong as heartwood.

Synonyms

• alburnum

Antonyms

• heartwood

Translations

English

Etymology

soft +? wood

Noun

softwood (countable and uncountable, plural softwoods)

1. (countable, chiefly botany) The wood from any conifer (or from Ginkgo), without regard to how soft this wood is.

   SYP is a softwood, but it is harder than many hardwoods.

2. (countable, in more general use) Wood of this kind but limited to those that are commercial timbers.
3. (countable, forestry) The tree or tree species that yields this wood.

   This softwood has been planted extensively throughout Scotland.

4. (uncountable) Any commercial timber.

   You should have used softwood for the frame of this shed, instead of overbuilding it like this.

Translations

See also

hardwood

wood

timber