desert oak

noun

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

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

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

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

I noticed to-day for the first time upon this expedition some of the desert oak trees (Casuarina Decaisneana).

The horses rested in the shade of a desert oak-tree, while we remained under another.

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