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- [beef-woo d]
- /ˈbifˌwʊd/
- /bˈiːfwʊd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [beef-woo d]
- /ˈbifˌwʊd/
Definitions of beefwood word
- noun beefwood any of various trees that produce very hard wood, esp the Australian tree Casuarina equisetifolia, widely planted in warm regions 3
- noun beefwood the wood of any of these trees 3
- noun beefwood casuarina 3
- noun beefwood any of several chiefly Australian trees of the genus Casuarina, having feathery branches that lack true foliage leaves. 1
- noun beefwood the hard, reddish wood of any of these trees, used for making furniture. 1
- noun beefwood A tropical hardwood tree with close-grained red timber. 1
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Origin of beefwood
First appearance:
before 1750 One of the 47% newest English words
First recorded in 1750-60; beef + wood1
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Parts of speech for Beefwood
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beefwood popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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