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Definition of Beefwoods
1. beefwood [n] - See also: beefwood
Lexicographical Neighbors of Beefwoods
Literary usage of Beefwoods
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Austral English: A Dictionary of Australasian Words, Phrases, and Usages by Edward Ellis Morris (1898)
"Paxton's ' Botanical Dictionary,' p. i Hi: " Casuarinaceae, or beefwoods.
Curious branching, leafless trees or shrubs, with timber of a high order, ..."
2. Outdoor Heritage by Harold Child Bryant (1919)
"Occasionally, in the great valleys, one sees a row of beefwoods or she-oaks,
natives of Australia. These trees are resistant to alkali and withstand drought ..."
3. Cyclopedia of American Agriculture: A Popular Survey of Agricultural by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1907)
"beefwoods, 629. Beer, 188-190; notes, 184. Bees, as carriers of plant diseases.
50; cross-pollenation by, 56, 236; hairy vetch as food for, 660. ..."
4. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1905)
"... Extraordinary of the Guard in the reign of Edward VI, and wear the same antique
uniform as the " Beefeaters of the Guard." WRB beefwoods, a name applied ..."
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