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Definition of hardwood noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

hardwood

noun
 
/ˈhɑːdwʊd/
 
/ˈhɑːrdwʊd/
[uncountable, countable]
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  1. hard heavy wood from a broadleaved tree
    • hardwood floors
    • Environmentalists called for an end to the trade in tropical hardwoods.
    compare softwood
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryHardwood is used before these nouns:
    • floor
    • forest
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