noun🔗ShareMadera dura(mostly in botany and forestry) The wood from any dicotyledonous tree, without regard to its hardness."Balsa is a hardwood, but a soft hardwood."La balsa es una madera dura, pero una madera dura blanda.materialplantenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMadera dura(in more general use) As the preceding but limited to those that are commercial timbers, and are at least average in hardness."Ash, hickory and oak are some of the most prominent domestic hardwoods."El fresno, el nogal americano y el roble son algunas de las maderas duras nacionales más destacadas.materialindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMadera duraThe tree or tree species that yields the preceding."This hardwood has been planted extensively throughout the hills here."Esta madera dura se ha plantado extensamente por todas las colinas de aquí.materialplantChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMadera duraA joint term for the commercial timbers, without distinguishing which."You should have used hardwood for this window sill instead of this junk."Deberías haber usado madera dura para este alféizar en lugar de esta basura.materialindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBaloncesto, cancha de baloncestoThe sport of basketball, in particular, an indoor basketball court; so named because the floor of an indoor basketball court is normally made of hardwood."The basketball team practiced on the hardwood floor of the gym. "El equipo de baloncesto practicó en la cancha de baloncesto del gimnasio.sportentertainmentbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareDe madera duraOf a floor: made of interlocking hardwood boards."The new kitchen floor is hardwood, made of interlocking planks of light oak. "El nuevo piso de la cocina es de madera dura, hecho de tablas entrelazadas de roble claro.materialbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
