English-Dutch translations for hardwood

• hardhout
  Er wordt niet voldoende onderzoek gedaan naar het kweken van tropisch hardhout. Not sufficient research is being done on the growing of tropical hardwoods.
  Terwijl voor de andere problemen relatief gemakkelijk oplossingen worden gevonden, blijken de moeilijkheden in verband met stof van hardhout zeer groot. While the other issues are relatively easy to resolve, the problems of hardwood dust are more difficult.
  Ook steun ik de opvatting van de rapporteur dat de richtlijn ook van toepassing moet zijn op het stof van alle typen hardhout. I also support the rapporteur's view that the directive should cover wood dust from all types of hardwood.

Definition of hardwood

• The wood from any dicotyledonous tree, without regard to its hardness
• As the preceding but limited to those that are commercial timbers, and are at least average in hardness
• The tree or tree species that yields the preceding
• A joint term for the commercial timbers, without distinguishing which
• 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
• Of a floor: made of interlocking hardwood boards

Examples

• Balsa is a hardwood, but a soft hardwood
• Ash, hickory and oak are some of the most prominent domestic hardwoods
• This hardwood has been planted extensively throughout the hills here
• You should have used hardwood for this window sill instead of this junk

Related words

• hardworking
• hardworkingly
• hardwood flooring