"Beefwood" is a word in ENGLISH
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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Read the complete definitionA large Australian bird, of two species (Dromaius Novae-Hollandiae and D. irroratus), related to the cassowary and the ostrich. The …
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