Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

Source : WordNet®

Stenocarpus salignus
     n : tree or tall shrub with shiny leaves and umbels of fragrant
         creamy-white flowers; yields hard heavy reddish wood
         [syn: {scrub beefwood}, {beefwood}]