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

Word History and Origins

Origin of beefwood¹

First recorded in 1750–60; beef + wood ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of beefwood¹

from the red colour and grain

Example Sentences

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.

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

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

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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.

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

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