What do hardwood and softwood stand for?
(N/A) The difference between softwood and hardwood is as follows:
Softwood is typically produced by gymnosperms (conifers), which lack vessels in their xylem. Hardwood is typically produced by angiosperms (flowering plants), which possess vessels in their xylem.
| Softwood | Hardwood |
| $(1)$ In gymnosperms, softwood mainly possesses tracheids. | $(1)$ In angiosperms, hardwood mainly consists of vessels. |
| $(2)$ It lacks vessels. | $(2)$ It lacks tracheids. |
Softwood is typically produced by gymnosperms (conifers), which lack vessels in their xylem. Hardwood is typically produced by angiosperms (flowering plants), which possess vessels in their xylem.
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