Hardwood
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-003051
Generally one of the botanical groups of trees that have vessels or pores and broad leaves, in contrast to the conifers or softwoods. The term has no reference to the actual hardness of the wood.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-003051 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Forestry, Wildland Management |
| Synonyms | soft hardwoods |
| References | Forest Products Laboratory. 2010. Wood handbook - Wood as an engineering material. Gen. Tech. Rep. FPL-GTR-190. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Wood; Hardwood lignin; Hardwood forests; Hardwood plywood; Softwood |
| Translations | Spanish: madera dura |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-AGR-003051",
"term": "Hardwood",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "Generally one of the botanical groups of trees that have vessels or pores and broad leaves, in contrast to the conifers or softwoods. The term has no reference to the actual hardness of the wood.",
"synonyms": [
"soft hardwoods"
],
"subject": "Forestry, Wildland Management",
"see_also": [
"wood",
"hardwood lignin",
"hardwood forests",
"hardwood plywood",
"softwood"
],
"references": [
"Forest Products Laboratory. 2010. Wood handbook - Wood as an engineering material. Gen. Tech. Rep. FPL-GTR-190. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "madera dura"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/hardwood/"
}
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