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hard⋅wood

[hahrd-wood]
–noun
1. the hard, compact wood or timber of various trees, as the oak, cherry, maple, or mahogany.
2. a tree yielding such wood.
–adjective
3. made or constructed of hardwood: a hardwood floor.

Origin:
1560–70; hard + wood 1
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hard·wood   (härd'wŏŏd')   
n.  
  1. The wood of a dicotyledonous tree.

  2. A dicotyledonous tree.

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Word Origin & History

hardwood 
1568, from hard + wood. From deciduous trees, distinguished from that of pines and firs.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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