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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 [ˌkæsjʊəˈriːnə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any tree of the genus Casuarina, of Australia and the East Indies, having jointed leafless branchlets: family Casuarinaceae See also beefwood, she-oak
[from New Latin, from Malay kěsuari cassowary, referring to the resemblance of the branches to the feathers of the cassowary]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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. kasuaris شَجَرَةٌ ذات أغْصان وأوراق مُتَدَلِّيَه: كازوارينا вид дъб přesličník der Kasuarinabaum είδος δέντρου casuarina kasuariin درخت کازوآرینا kasuaaripuu casuarina קָזוּאָרִינָה कैसुरिना, शीघ्र बढ़ने वाला एक पेड़, जिसकी शाखाएं आपस में जुड़ी होती हैं और घोड़े के पूंछों जैसी लगती है kazuarina kazuárfa kasuarina kasúarínatré casuarina もくまおうの木 (카수아리나무 속의) 각종 관목 kazuarina pokok ru kasuarboom casuarina казурина prasličník avstralsko drevo kazuarina casuarina ต้นสน deve kuşu ağacı 木麻黃 казуарина ایک لمبا درخت cây phi lao


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The scenery resembled that of the high sandstone platform of the Blue Mountains; the Casuarina (a tree somewhat resembling a Scotch fir) is, however, here in greater number, and the Eucalyptus in rather less.
 
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