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1. (n.) beefwood
any of several chiefly Australian trees of the genus Casuarina, having feathery branches that lack true foliage leaves.
2. beefwood
the hard, reddish wood of any of these trees, used for making furniture.
Etymology: (1830–40; so called from its beeflike color)
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1. (noun) balata, balata tree, beefwood, bully tree, Manilkara bidentata
a tropical hardwood tree yielding balata gum and heavy red timber
2. (noun) beefwood
any of several heavy hard reddish chiefly tropical woods of the families Casuarinaceae and Proteaceae; some used for cabinetwork
3. (noun) beefwood
any of several Australian trees of the genus Casuarina yielding heavy hard red wood used in cabinetwork
4. (noun) scrub beefwood, beefwood, Stenocarpus salignus
tree or tall shrub with shiny leaves and umbels of fragrant creamy-white flowers; yields hard heavy reddish wood
5. (noun) beefwood, Grevillea striata
tree yielding hard heavy reddish wood
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1. (noun) beefwood
an Australian tree (Casuarina), and its red wood, used for cabinetwork; also, the trees Stenocarpus salignus of New South Wales, and Banksia compar of Queensland
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