hardwood
noun/ˈhɑːdwʊd/
/ˈhɑːrdwʊd/
[uncountable, countable]- hard heavy wood from a broadleaved tree
- hardwood floors
- Environmentalists called for an end to the trade in tropical hardwoods.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryHardwood is used before these nouns:- floor
- forest
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