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casuarina
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ca·su·a·ri·na  (kzh--rn)
n.
See beefwood.

[New Latin Casuarna, genus name, from Malay kesuari, cassowary (from the resemblance of its twigs to the drooping feathers of the cassowary).]

casuarina [kass-yew-a-reen-a]
Noun
an Australian tree with jointed green branches [from Malay k\#esuari, referring to the resemblance of the branches to the feathers of the cassowary]
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Noun1.casuarina - any of various trees and shrubs of the genus Casuarina having jointed stems and whorls of scalelike leaves; some yield heavy hardwood
genus Casuarina - genus of trees and shrubs widely naturalized in southern United States and West Indies; coextensive with the family Casuarinaceae and order Casuarinales
she-oak - any of several Australian trees of the genus Casuarina
beefwood - any of several Australian trees of the genus Casuarina yielding heavy hard red wood used in cabinetwork
tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
Translations
casuarina
n casuarina [kӕʒuəˈriːnə]
a tall, feathery tree with drooping, jointed, green branches and scale-like leaves. kasuarisشَجَرَةٌ ذات أغْصان وأوراق مُتَدَلِّيَه: كازواريناвид дъбpřesličníkder Kasuarinabaumείδος δέντρουcasuarinakasuariinدرخت کازوآریناkasuaaripuucasuarinaקָזוּאָרִינָהकैसुरिना, शीघ्र बढ़ने वाला एक पेड़, जिसकी शाखाएं आपस में जुड़ी होती हैं और घोड़े के पूंछों जैसी लगती हैkazuarinakazuárfakasuarinakasúarínatrécasuarinaもくまおうの木kazuarinapokok rukasuarboomcasuarinaказуринаprasličníkavstralsko drevokazuarinacasuarinaต้นสนdeve kuşu ağacı木麻黃казуаринаایک لمبا درختcây phi lao

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Bermuda extends 21 square miles, and much of it is covered by introduced species like the casuarinas tree, an import from Australia.
Planting makes use of indigenous species, like the frothy casuarinas (feathery tree native to Australia) along the northern edges of the site and the native grasses which cover low earth berms around the range.
The now ubiquitous Casuarinas were brought to the Bahamas and nearby south Florida to serve as windbreaks.
 
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