n. 木麻黄

Beefwood \Beef"wood`\, n.
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.

Porkwood \Pork"wood`\, n. (Bot.)
The coarse-grained brownish yellow wood of a small tree
({Pisonia obtusata}) of Florida and the West Indies. Also
called {pigeon wood}, {beefwood}, and {corkwood}.


Casuarina \Cas`u*a*ri"na\, n. [NL., supposed to be named from
the resemblance of the twigs to the feathers of the
cassowary, of the genus {Casuarius}.] (Bot.)
A genus of leafless trees or shrubs, with drooping branchlets
of a rushlike appearance, mostly natives of Australia. Some
of them are large, producing hard and heavy timber of
excellent quality, called {beefwood} from its color.