Beefwood

[bi:fwud]

Definition

(noun.) tree yielding hard heavy reddish wood.

(noun.) any of several Australian trees of the genus Casuarina yielding heavy hard red wood used in cabinetwork.

(noun.) any of several heavy hard reddish chiefly tropical woods of the families Casuarinaceae and Proteaceae; some used for cabinetwork.

Checker: Percy--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) 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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