a. [Cf. prec.] Having relatively soft wood.
1827. Steuart, Planter’s G. (1828), 41. The soft-wooded Trees, such as the Lime and the Horsechestnut.
1851. B’ham. & Midl. Gardeners’ Mag., Aug., 134. Every description of soft-wooded plant should be tied to sticks as they grow.
1897. Mary Kingsley, W. Africa, 91. A forest of soft-wooded plants and palms.
