desert oak

British  

noun

1. a tree, Casuarina decaisneana, of Central and NW Australia, the timber of which is resistant to termite attack

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Example Sentences

Beyond this we entered timbered country again, the desert oak being quite a desert sign.

From Australia Twice Traversed, Illustrated, by Giles, Ernest

Even in the Mexican border, desert oak, juniper and manzanita cover the mountains, and there is a vigorous though short-lived growth of grasses and flower from July to October.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" by Various

It is a species of casuarina, of the same family but distinct from the beautiful desert oak.

From Australia Twice Traversed, Illustrated, by Giles, Ernest

At first we travelled over sandhills, timbered with the fine Casuarina decaisneana, or desert oak; we then met some eucalyptus-trees growing promiscuously on the tops of the sandhills, as well as in the hollows.

From Australia Twice Traversed, Illustrated, by Giles, Ernest

Here we saw the first desert oak, standing solitary sentinel on the crest of a ridge.

From Spinifex and Sand by Carnegie, David Wynford