Definition
A type of hardwood tree native to Australia, valued for its strong, durable timber; also called she-oak.
Etymology
From 'beef' (meaning solid/strong) + 'wood'; Australian English naming describing the wood's robust quality, likely from the early colonial period.
Kelly Says
Beefwood (Casuarina) is so dense and strong that early Australian settlers compared its durability to beef—the thickest, most substantial part of cattle—showing how physical metaphors shape tree names.
Translations
ARالعربية
خشب البقر
khushb al-buqur
BNবাংলা
গরুর গাছ
gorur gach
CACatalà
fusta de vedella
fusta deh ve-del-la
CSČeština
hovězí dřevo
ho-ve-zi dre-vo
DADansk
oksetræ
ok-se-trae
DEDeutsch
Rinderholz
rin-der-holts
ELΕλληνικά
ξύλο βοείου
k-ylo vo-ei-ou
ESEspañol
madera de res
ma-de-ra deh res
FAفارسی
درخت گاو
dar-kht gao
FISuomi
lihapuu
li-ha-poo
FRFrançais
bois de bœuf
bwa deh bœuf
GUGU
મુલાયમ શરીર
moo-la-yam sha-ree-r
HAHA
kayan kaji
ka-yan ka-ji
HIहिन्दी
गोमांस का लकड़ी
go-maans ka la-k-dee
HUMagyar
marhahúsfa
mar-ha-hoos-fa
IDBahasa Indonesia
kayu sapi
ka-yu sa-pi
ITItaliano
legno di manzo
le-gno dee man-tso
KKKK
сүтті ағаш
soo-tti a-gaash
KO한국어
소고기 나무
so-go-gi na-mu
MRMR
गोमांसचा लाकूड
go-maans-cha la-kood
MSBahasa Melayu
kayu lembu
ka-yu lem-bu
MYမြန်မာ
ဆိတ်ကျော်
shet-kyaaw
NLNederlands
rundvleeshout
roond-vlees-hout
NONorsk
oksetræ
ok-se-trae
PAPA
ਮੱਝ ਦਾ ਡਾਲ
majjh daa daal
PLPolski
drewno wołowe
drev-no vo-lo-we
PTPortuguês
madeira de boi
ma-de-i-ra deh boi
RORomână
lemn de vită
lemn deh vee-ta
RUРусский
дерево говядины
derevo govya-di-ny
SVSvenska
köttträ
kott-trae
SWKiswahili
mti wa ng'ombe
mti wa ng'om-be
TAதமிழ்
ஆட்டின் மரம்
aat-tin ma-ram
TEతెలుగు
ఎండు మాంసపు చెక్క
en-du ma-an-su-pu chek-ka
TLTL
kahoy ng baboy
ka-hoy ng ba-boy
TRTürkçe
dana ağacı
da-na a-ga-chi
UKУкраїнська
дерево бифштексу
derevo bifshteks-u
URاردو
گائے کا درخت
gay-ee kaa de-rekh
YOYO
àwọ̀ àgbà
a-wo a-gba
ZUZU
umgubo weli
oom-gubo we-li