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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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

We crossed much open plain, and passed through several shady forests of casuarina.

From Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia by Mitchell, Thomas

The banksia, the casuarina, and the hardy xanthorrhoea reminded us of former toils on the opposite side of these ranges.

From Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 2 by Mitchell, Thomas

I could hear the light wind rustling through the branches of the casuarina trees that fringed the shore.

From Tales of the Malayan Coast From Penang to the Philippines by Wildman, Rounsevelle