softwood

noun4

1. •
   The wood from any gymnosperm, without regard to its softness.

   • The bodies are sheeted in softwood, a double layer of ⅝-in. boards on the quarters, with a single thickness lining inside the steel ends. — 1952
2. •
   Wood of this kind, but limited to those that are commercial timbers.
3. •
   The tree or tree species that yields this wood.

   • SYP is a softwood, but it is harder than many hardwoods.
   • This softwood has been planted extensively throughout Scotland.
4. •
   Any commercial timber.

   • You should have used softwood for the frame of this shed, instead of overbuilding it like this.