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beefwood

[ beef-wood ]

noun

  1. any of several chiefly Australian trees of the genus Casuarina, having feathery branches that lack true foliage leaves.
  2. the hard, reddish wood of any of these trees, used for making furniture.


beefwood

/ ˈbiːfˌwʊd /

noun

  1. any of various trees that produce very hard wood, esp the Australian tree Casuarina equisetifolia , widely planted in warm regions See casuarina
  2. the wood of any of these trees


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Word History and Origins

Origin of beefwood1

First recorded in 1750–60; beef + wood 1

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Word History and Origins

Origin of beefwood1

from the red colour and grain

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Example Sentences

We could, by their tracks, see where they had herded together in fear under a beefwood tree not one hundred yards from us.

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