A name given to various trees yielding substances resembling tallow; spec. (a) Stillingia sebifera, a euphorbiaceous tree of China, cultivated also…

The edible fruit of the tree Inocarpus fagifer (family Fabaceae (Leguminosae)), native to the South Pacific. Obsolete. rare.

Any of several Australasian trees having a fragrant or reddish timber; esp. (more fully Australian rosewood) the rose mahogany or pencil cedar, Dysoxy…

(a) a light-coloured variety of tropical American mahogany (the wood of trees of the genus Swietenia); (b) Australian any of several eucalypts…

Any of a group of eucalypts having characteristically thick, hard, deeply furrowed, typically black bark; esp. any of the species Eucalyptus panic…

(a) of the West Indies, Drypetes glauca; (b) an Australian rubiaceous timber-tree, Canthium latifolium, also called wild lemon; (c) the Carolina…

= red gum tree, n. 2; esp. (also river red gum) E. camaldulensis. Also: the wood of any of these trees. Frequently with distinguishing word.

A tall New Zealand tree, Knightia excelsa (family Proteaceae), having long narrow toothed leaves, and racemes of flowers with dark red petals which…

Australian. The toon tree, Toona ciliata (formerly included in the genus Cedrela); (also) the reddish wood of this tree.

= blackbutt, n.

A large evergreen coniferous tree (Dacrydium Franklinii) found in Tasmania; also its timber.

A large evergreen coniferous tree of New Zealand, Prumnopitys ferruginea (family Podocarpaceae), with narrow leaves like those of the yew, and…

In full New Zealand oak. Any of several New Zealand trees resembling the English oak in their size or in the quality of their wood, esp. the puriri…

A small, round-headed New Zealand tree, Pseudopanax crassifolium, which has a juvenile form with long, toothed leaves; = lancewood, n. 2.

A New Zealand evergreen tree, Elaeocarpus dentatus, yielding a black dye; the wood of this tree. Also attributive.

Any of several New Zealand trees with heavy close-grained wood; esp. (a) either of two forest trees of the genus Nestegis (formerly Olea), of the…

A large New Zealand coniferous tree, Podocarpus Totara, producing light, durable, tough timber of a dark red colour, highly valued for building…

Any of several trees of the genus Eucalyptus with characteristic grey furrowed bark on the lower trunk; esp. E. pilularis of eastern Australia, an…

A tall western Australian red gum, Eucalyptus calophylla, with clusters of pink or cream flowers; the wood of this tree.

the Australian tree Acacia acuminata, having wood that smells of raspberries.

A deciduous tree, Dysoxylum spectabile, of the family Meliaceæ, which has pinnate leaves and panicles of fragrant white flowers.

More fully puriri tree. An evergreen forest tree of New Zealand, Vitex lucens (family Verbenaceae), which has dark green glossy leaves and…

A tall and handsome forest tree of New Zealand, Beilschmiedia (Nesodaphne) Tawa, N.O. Lauraceæ, with damson-like fruit; allied to the Taraire…

Any of various trees or shrubs native to Australia and New Zealand, esp. of the genus Acacia, having wood similar in quality to that of the North…

A shrub or small tree, Entelea arborescens, of the family Tiliaceæ, native to New Zealand and bearing serrate leaves and clusters of small white…

A tall New Zealand forest tree, Laurelia novae-zelandiae (family Monimiaceae), which has glossy aromatic leaves and small racemes of tiny yellowish…

A large forest tree native to New Zealand, Alectryon excelsus (family Sapindaceae), having glossy pinnate leaves and fleshy red arils with shiny…

(a) U.S. the buttonbush, Cephalanthus occidentalis; (b) Australian any of several pittosporums native to Australia; spec. Pittosporum phillyraeoides…

(more fully iron gum tree) any of several eucalypts of eastern Australia which have particularly strong wood; frequently with distinguishing word.

A gum tree, Eucalyptus loxophleba, of Western Australia, or its timber.

A New Zealand tree, Litsea calicaris, of the family Lauraceae, with tough, light brown wood.

Any of several Australian acacias; esp. (more fully weeping myall) Acacia pendula, which yields a hard scented wood. Also: the wood of any of…

The pohutukawa, Metrosideros excelsa; (also) the hard wood of this tree.

An Australian evergreen tree, Eugenia (or Acmena) smithii, of the family Myrtaceæ, or the timber obtained from it. Also attributive.

The Australian name for various trees, chiefly of the genus Casuarina; also the wood of these trees.

An Australian hardwood rain-forest tree, Flindersia australis, also known as Australian teak, crow's ash, and rasp-pod.

The mahogany gum tree (Eucalyptus marginata) of West Australia; the timber of this tree, remarkable for its durability. Also attributive as jarrah-f…

one of several Australian trees of the family Proteaceæ, esp. Grevillea robusta or Cardwellia sublimis, or the oak-like timber produced by them.

Applied, usually with defining words, to other trees which produce strong or durable timber, or otherwise resemble the Indian teak; as

A name in Tasmania of the wood of Pittosporum bicolor, also called cheese-wood in Victoria, and in both countries white-wood.

Zieria Smithii (Acronychia Baueri), the stinkwood of Tasmania, a tree having bright yellow inner bark.

an Australian palm, Linospadix monostachya, the stem of which is sometimes used for making walking sticks.

A West Australian tree, Eucalyptus gomphocephala, which furnishes a very hard heavy durable timber used in ship-building.

the wood of any of several tropical trees, esp. Parapiptadenia rigida of South America, Daviesia arborea of north-east Australia (both of the family…

A timber tree of New Zealand, Beilschmiedia Tarairi, N.O. Lauraceæ: see quots.

A variety of myall, Acacia pendula, found in Eastern Australia.

Either of two species of gum tree, Eucalyptus cornuta and E. occidentalis (flat-topped yate), of south-western Australia, yielding a tough wood; also…

name given to a tree Notelæa longifolia.

Bastard mahogany.

Either of two Australian trees, Ceratopetalum apetalum, yielding an aromatic close-grained wood suitable for cabinet making, or Schizomeria ovata…

The name in Australia of the trees Hernandia bivalvis (see quot. 1886) and Flindersia schottiana, a large rain-forest tree with light-coloured wood.

(see quot. 1884).

any of several eucalypts, esp. the red mahogany, Eucalyptus resinifera.

Either of two Australian trees with pinkish wood, Sloanea australis (family Elaeocarpaceae), and Euroschinus falcatus (family Anacardiaceae).

any of several trees with hard durable wood growing in swampy places, esp. the eucalypt Eucalyptus robusta, native to coastal regions of eastern…

a large Australian tree, Eucalyptus microcorys, which yields a very hard greasy wood.

Applied, usually with defining words, to other trees which produce strong or durable timber, or otherwise resemble the Indian teak; as

The white gum tree (Eucalyptus redunca) of Western Australia, from which is obtained a hard durable wood.

Australian. The mock olive, Notelaea ligustrina (family Oleaceae), of Tasmania and south-eastern Australia. Now rare.

the tree Siphonodon australe, or its timber, which is used for drawing-instruments, etc.

a name for red mahogany, Eucalyptus resinifera.

an Australian timber tree (see quots.).

A name given in various parts of the world to various light and porous woods, and the trees yielding them; e.g. in the West Indies to Anona palustris…

any of several rainforest trees of eastern Australia; esp. Elaeocarpus obovatus, (family Elaeocarpaceae) and Cryptocarya erythroxylon (family Laur…

Australian. Either of two Australian trees: †(a) Heritiera trifoliolata (family Sterculiaceae) (obsolete rare); (b) the Queensland maple Flindersia…

an evergreen tree, Nothofagus menziesii, native to New Zealand (cf. Nothofagus, n.); also, the timber of this tree.

Australian rosewood, Synoum glandulosum (N.O. Meliaceæ), or its timber, which smells like turnips; see also quot. 1898.

= Moreton Bay chestnut n. at Moreton Bay, n. 1b.

Australian. The deep red wood of the tree Dysoxylum muelleri (family Meliaceae), of New South Wales and Queensland; (also) the tree itself.

The ornamental wood of any of several Australian trees and tall shrubs; spec. (a) either of two trees of the genus Eucryphia (family Eucryphiaceae)…

Any of several trees of other families: (a) North American (more fully tulip poplar or yellow poplar), the tulip tree, Liriodendron tulipifera…

the fragrant reddish wood of an eastern Australian timber tree, Dysoxylum fraserianum (family Meliaceae); (also) the tree itself.

More fully blue quandong, white quandong. A large rainforest tree of north-eastern Australia, Elaeocarpus grandis (family Elaeocarpaceae); the…

= horoeka, n.

In the names of plants native to New Zealand. the rewarewa, Knightia excelsa. See honeysuckle, n. 4.

In the names of plants occurring in Queensland or products obtained from them. the wood of the evergreen tree Endiandra palmerstonii (family Lauraceae…

the jarrah, Eucalyptus marginata.

any of several eucalypts having hard red timber (Webster, 1909).