wood (noun)

the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

forest, wood, woods (noun)

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

Wood, Natalie Wood (noun)

United States film actress (1938-1981)

Wood, Sir Henry Wood, Sir Henry Joseph Wood (noun)

English conductor (1869-1944)

Wood, Mrs. Henry Wood, Ellen Price Wood (noun)

English writer of novels about murders and thefts and forgeries (1814-1887)

Wood, Grant Wood (noun)

United States painter noted for works based on life in the Midwest (1892-1942)

woodwind, woodwind instrument, wood (noun)

any wind instrument other than the brass instruments

wood (noun)

a golf club with a long shaft used to hit long shots; originally made with a wooden head

"metal woods are now standard"

wood (Noun)

A peckerwood.

Wood (ProperNoun)

An English topographic surname for someone who lived in or near a wood.

Wood (ProperNoun)

An English occupational surname for a woodsman.

wood (Noun)

Plural form of woodman.

Wood

Wood is a hard, fibrous structural tissue found in the stems and roots of trees and other woody plants. It has been used for thousands of years for both fuel and as a construction material. It is an organic material, a natural composite of cellulose fibers embedded in a matrix of lignin which resists compression. Wood is sometimes defined as only the secondary xylem in the stems of trees, or it is defined more broadly to include the same type of tissue elsewhere such as in tree roots or in other plants such as shrubs. In a living tree it performs a support function, enabling woody plants to grow large or to stand up by themselves. It also mediates the transfer of water and nutrients to the leaves and other growing tissues. Wood may also refer to other plant materials with comparable properties, and to material engineered from wood, or wood chips or fiber. The earth contains about one trillion tonnes of wood, which grows at a rate of 10 billion tonnes per year. As an abundant, carbon-neutral renewable resource, woody materials have been of intense interest as a source of renewable energy. In 1991, approximately 3.5 billion cubic meters of wood were harvested. Dominant uses were for furniture and building construction.