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beefwood

DEFINITIONS OF: beefwood

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n tree yielding hard heavy reddish wood

Synonyms:
Grevillea striata
Type of:
silk oak
any of several Australian timber trees having usually fernlike foliage and mottled wood used in cabinetry and veneering

n any of several heavy hard reddish chiefly tropical woods of the families Casuarinaceae and Proteaceae; some used for cabinetwork

Type of:
wood
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

n any of several Australian trees of the genus Casuarina yielding heavy hard red wood used in cabinetwork

Types:
Australian pine, Casuarina equisetfolia
common Australian tree widely grown as an ornamental in tropical regions; yields heavy hard red wood
Type of:
casuarina
any of various trees and shrubs of the genus Casuarina having jointed stems and whorls of scalelike leaves; some yield heavy hardwood

n tree or tall shrub with shiny leaves and umbels of fragrant creamy-white flowers; yields hard heavy reddish wood

Synonyms:
Stenocarpus salignus, scrub beefwood
Type of:
tree
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

n a tropical hardwood tree yielding balata gum and heavy red timber

Synonyms:
Manilkara bidentata, balata, balata tree, bully tree
Type of:
tree
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
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