native beech

native beech
noun
tall Australian timber tree yielding tough hard wood used for staves etc
Hypernyms: ↑silver ash

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noun
1. : either of two Australian trees:
b. : a shrubby tree (Callicoma serratifolia) of the family Cunoniaceae having wood that contains saponin and being often cultivated for its heads of petalless bright yellow flowers with showy elongated stamens and anthers

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