pulpwood
/ˈpʌlpˌwʊd/
noun
- Wood that is ground up and treated to make paper.
- After the trees are cut, the logs are sent to the mill to be turned into pulpwood.
- The paper mill buys tons of pulpwood from local forests every year.
- Pulpwood is usually made from softwood trees like pine or spruce.
- Trees or logs grown specifically for making paper or other wood pulp products.
- They harvested the pulpwood in winter when the ground was frozen.
- The farmer planted a fast-growing pine forest to sell as pulpwood.
- Pulpwood plantations provide a steady supply of raw material for the paper industry.