English Dictionary

hardwood

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈhɑɹdˌwʊd/

名詞

可算名詞 植物学・林学 不可算名詞 俗語

(countable, mostly in botany and forestry) The wood from any dicotyledonous tree, without regard to its hardness.

日本語の意味

広葉樹の木材（落葉広葉樹など、二枚葉植物から得られる木材） / 広葉材

The cabinetmaker chose walnut hardwood for the dining room table because it resisted wear and developed a rich patina.

家具職人は、摩耗に強く豊かな経年変化が出るため、ダイニングテーブルにクルミの広葉樹材を選んだ。

意味（1）

(countable, mostly in botany and forestry) The wood from any dicotyledonous tree, without regard to its hardness.

Balsa is a hardwood, but a soft hardwood.

意味（2）

(countable) (in more general use) As the preceding, but limited to those that are commercial timbers, and are at least average in hardness.

Ash, hickory and oak are some of the most prominent domestic hardwoods.

意味（3）

(countable, forestry) The tree or tree species that yields the preceding.

This hardwood has been planted extensively throughout the hills here.

意味（4）

(uncountable) A joint term for the commercial timbers, without distinguishing which.

You should have used hardwood for this window sill instead of this junk.

意味（5）

(sports, slang) The sport of basketball, in particular, an indoor basketball court; so named because the floor of an indoor basketball court is normally made of hardwood.

hardwoods （ plural ）