English-Portuguese translations for hardwood

• madeira
  Não se conduz investigação suficiente no domínio do cultivo de madeiras tropicais. Not sufficient research is being done on the growing of tropical hardwoods.
  Os Camarões são o principal exportador africano de madeira de folhosas para a Europa, que compra 80 % da sua produção. Cameroon is the largest African exporter of hardwoods to Europe, which purchases 80% of its production.
  Apoio também o ponto de vista do relator segundo o qual a directiva deverá abranger todos os tipos de pós de madeira dura. 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