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

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

He cut a piece of mubboo, or beefwood, and shaped it; he tied a piece of string to a hole in one end; he hung it up in the big Coolabah tree.

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

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

The gum they used for sticking the kangaroo's teeth was that of the Mubboo, or beefwood tree.

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

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)