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

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

From Spinifex and Sand by Carnegie, David Wynford

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

All that day we followed the tracks, over sandhills, samphire-flats, through clumps of desert oak, past dry wells, from sunrise until sunset.

From Spinifex and Sand by Carnegie, David Wynford

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