hardwood

Definitions

• (countable) The wood from any dicotyledonous tree, without regard to its hardness.
• (countable) (in more general use) As the preceding but limited to those that are commercial timbers, and are at least average in hardness.
• (countable) The tree or tree species that yields the preceding.
• (uncountable) A joint term for the commercial timbers, without distinguishing which.
• (sports) 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.