beefwood en · NOUN
Etymology
From beef + wood.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) Any of the Australian trees, of at least three different orders of plants, having timber resembling raw beef.
- (uncountable) Timber of those trees.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| beefwoods | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
western beefwood · narrow-leaved beefwood · cornbeefwood · scrub beefwood · white beefwood · Killarney beefwood
Hyponyms
Stenocarpus salignus (beefwood tree) · Grevillea striata (beefwood tree) · Orites excelsa (beefwood tree) · Grevillea parallela (beefwood tree) · Barringtonia racemosa (beefwood tree) · Stenocarpus sinuatus (beefwood tree) · Bischofia javanica (beefwood tree) · Barringtonia calyptrata (beefwood tree)