beefwood

Noun
  1. A tropical hardwood tree yielding balata gum and heavy red timber (synset 112795059)
    is a type of: tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
    substance holonym: balata, gutta balata - when dried yields a hard substance used e.g. in golf balls
    same as: balata, balata tree, bully tree, manilkara bidentata
  2. Any of several heavy hard reddish chiefly tropical woods of the families Casuarinaceae and Proteaceae;
    Some used for cabinetwork (synset 112246286)
    is a type of: wood - the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
    substance meronym:
  3. Any of several Australian trees of the genus Casuarina yielding heavy hard red wood used in cabinetwork (synset 112245866)
    is a 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
    subtypes: australian pine, casuarina equisetfolia - common Australian tree widely grown as an ornamental in tropical regions; yields heavy hard red wood
    belongs to: genus casuarina - genus of trees and shrubs widely naturalized in southern United States and West Indies; coextensive with the family Casuarinaceae and order Casuarinales
    substance holonym: beefwood - any of several heavy hard reddish chiefly tropical woods of the families Casuarinaceae and Proteaceae; some used for cabinetwork
  4. Tree or tall shrub with shiny leaves and umbels of fragrant creamy-white flowers;
    Yields hard heavy reddish wood (synset 112243677)
    is a type of: tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
    belongs to: genus stenocarpus, stenocarpus - small genus of timber trees; Australia to Malaysia
    substance holonym: beefwood - any of several heavy hard reddish chiefly tropical woods of the families Casuarinaceae and Proteaceae; some used for cabinetwork
    same as: scrub beefwood, stenocarpus salignus
  5. Tree yielding hard heavy reddish wood (synset 112239007)
    is a type of: silk oak - any of several Australian timber trees having usually fernlike foliage and mottled wood used in cabinetry and veneering
    substance holonym: beefwood - any of several heavy hard reddish chiefly tropical woods of the families Casuarinaceae and Proteaceae; some used for cabinetwork
    same as: grevillea striata

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