单词 | beefwood |
释义 | beefwood[ beef-wood ] / ˈbifˌwʊd / nounany of several chiefly Australian trees of the genus Casuarina, having feathery branches that lack true foliage leaves. the hard, reddish wood of any of these trees, used for making furniture. Also called belah. Origin of beefwoodFirst recorded in 1750–60; beef + wood1 Words nearby beefwoodbeef stroganoff, beef tea, beef tomato, beef-up, beef Wellington, beefwood, beefy, bee glue, bee gum, beehive, beehive house Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for beefwood
British Dictionary definitions for beefwoodbeefwood / (ˈbiːfˌwʊd) / nounany of various trees that produce very hard wood, esp the Australian tree Casuarina equisetifolia, widely planted in warm regionsSee casuarina the wood of any of these trees Word Origin for beefwoodfrom the red colour and grain Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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