noun
- wood that is light in weight, typically from certain tree species
- resinous pine wood used for kindling fires
Usage: regional
Examples
- The carpenter preferred lightwoods for the cabinet frame.
- We gathered lightwoods to start the campfire.
- Lightwoods burn quickly and produce bright flames.
- The old barn was built with local lightwoods.
- She collected dry lightwoods from fallen pine branches.
- Lightwoods are easier to work with than dense hardwoods.