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

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Example Sentences

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casuarina

"The area is covered mainly by casuarina trees and is not a dense forest. It is also close to a state highway."

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

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 country I traversed consisted of small plains and alternate patches of dense casuarina scrubs, and open forest land.

From Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 1 by Thomas Mitchell

For instance, they form the most durable furniture and weapons from the casuarina or club tree; they make cloth from the finest bark of the paper-mulberry tree, and cord from a peculiar kind of flax.

From The World's Fair by Anonymous

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