質軟或是易於切割的木材， 通常專指針葉木材。與”硬木材”相比，硬木材通常比軟木材硬，但也有一些例外。

軟木材(P,,U,繁體中文-偏好,D,,)
軟材(,U,繁體中文-非偏好,UF,U,U)
juan mu ts'ai(P,,U,韋氏拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
ruǎn mù cái(P,,U,漢語拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
ruan mu cai(P,,U,漢語拼音(無聲調)-偏好,UF,U,U)
softwood(P,,U,英文-偏好,D,U,N)
soft wood(,U,英文-非偏好,UF,U,N)
softwoods(,U,英文-非偏好,UF,U,N)
soft-wood(,U,英文-非偏好,UF,U,N)
zachthout(P,,U,荷蘭語-偏好,D,U,U)
naaldhout(,U,荷蘭語-非偏好,UF,U,U)
bois tendre(P,,U,法語-偏好,D,U,N)
madera blanda(P,,U,西班牙語-偏好,D,U,U)

藝術與建築詞典根目錄
....材料層面
........材料 (材料層面)
............材料
................<依來源區分之材料>
....................<生物材料>
........................植物材料
............................<木材與木材產品>
................................木材 (植物材料)
....................................<依成分或來源區分之木材>
........................................軟木材

distinguished from....

硬木材

英文....	Wood that is soft or easily cut, generally restricted to the timber of coniferous trees. Contrasted to "hardwood," which is usually, but not always, harder than softwood.
荷蘭語....	Hout dat zacht of gemakkelijk te snijden is.
西班牙語....	Cualquier madera blanda o fácil de cortar.

軟木材............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	國家教育研究院－雙語詞彙、學術名詞暨辭書資訊網 August 28, 2012
軟材............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	藝術名詞與技法辭典 425
.................	國家教育研究院－雙語詞彙、學術名詞暨辭書資訊網 August 28, 2012
.................	智慧藏百科全書網 August 28, 2012
softwood............	[VP]
.................	Webster's Third New International Dictionary (1961)
.................	Montgomery, American furniture: Federal Period (1966) 27
soft wood............	[VP]
.................	Watson, History of Furniture (1976)
softwoods............	[VP]
.................	Schiffer, Woods We Live With (1977) 11
soft-wood............	[VP]
.................	Oxford English Dictionary (1989)
zachthout............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
naaldhout............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
bois tendre............	[VP]
.................	CHIN database
madera blanda............	[CDBP-DIBAM]
.................	Robb, Diccionario para Ingenieros (1979) 598
Subject:............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	RIBA, Architectural Keywords (1982) Timber: softwoods
.................	CHIN database
.................	Van Dale Engels-Nederlands (1989)

Getty AAT: 300012510 Getty AAT: http://www.getty.edu/vow/AATFullDisplay?find=costume&logic=AND¬e=&subjectid=300012510
聯合目錄： 軟木材 、軟材 、juan mu ts'ai 、ruǎn mù cái 、ruan mu cai 、softwood 、soft wood 、softwoods 、soft-wood 、zachthout 、naaldhout 、bois tendre 、madera blanda