Engineered wood includes plywood, oriented strand board (OSB) and fiberboard.
The fact that a product is made from solid wood is often touted in advertisements.
Plywood and other engineered wood products used to make furniture are typically covered with a veneer such as Cherry.
In the US, the Federal Trade Commission doesn't allow furniture to be advertised as made of "solid wood" unless all exposed surfaces are in fact solid wood.
However, sound travels more freely through them, which can be a problem if the house is noisy or the occupants desire a lot of privacy.