beefwood

American  

[beef-wood] / ˈbifˌwʊd /

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.

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beefwood British  

/ 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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Etymology

Origin of beefwood

First recorded in 1750–60; beef + wood ¹

Example Sentences

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beefwood

Between those brushes the ground was open forest with good grass, casuarina or beefwood, and large timber: the hills as usual stony.

From Journals of Two Expeditions into the Interior of New South Wales by Oxley, John

Besides those gums, another Australasian tree, the thin-foliaged and unlovely, but quick-growing "beefwood," has been largely planted at Kimberley and some other places.

From Impressions of South Africa by Bryce, James Bryce, Viscount

The beefwood tree, the leaves of which camels, when hard pressed, will eat, alone commands the summit of the undulations.

From Spinifex and Sand by Carnegie, David Wynford

Next some parallel ridges lying north and south were crossed, where some beefwood, or Grevillea trees, ornamented the scene, the country again opening into beautiful grassy lawns.

From Australia Twice Traversed, Illustrated, by Giles, Ernest

They translated themselves on beefwood trees into the sky, and there they are still.

From The Euahlayi Tribe; a study of aboriginal life in Australia by Parker, K. Langloh (Katie Langloh)