English-Finnish translations for 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