casuarina

British  

/ ˌkæsjʊəˈriːnə /

noun

1. any tree of the genus Casuarina, of Australia and the East Indies, having jointed leafless branchlets: family Casuarinaceae See also beefwood she-oak

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Etymology

Origin of casuarina

C19: from New Latin, from Malay kěsuari _cassowary , referring to the resemblance of the branches to the feathers of the cassowary

Example Sentences

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casuarina

I rolled past casuarina pines, coco plum bushes, limestone sea cliffs and Preacher’s Cave, where the island’s first settlers, English Puritans, gave sermons.

From New York Times ● Jan. 30, 2013

Here, jagged chunks of the old aquifer are thrown up on the banks and casuarina juxtaposes with native pine and palmetto.

From Time Magazine Archive

The island formed one of a group, extending along the coast at various distances, most of them, however, were low, and many were mere sand-banks, with a few casuarina bushes growing on the higher portions.

From Ned Garth Made Prisoner in Africa. A Tale of the Slave Trade by Kingston, William Henry Giles

We had already observed at Otaheite, at the Society Islands, and even at Ea- oonhe, that wherever we met with a casuarina, a burying-place was at hand.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 14 by Kerr, Robert

The country appeared to be thickly wooded, but near the water the trees, which were principally species of the eucalyptus and the casuarina, were small and stunted.

From Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia Performed between the years 1818 and 1822 — Volume 1 by King, Phillip Parker