casuarina

Noun
  1. Any of various trees and shrubs of the genus Casuarina having jointed stems and whorls of scalelike leaves;
    Some yield heavy hardwood (synset 112245495)
    is a type of: tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
    subtypes:
    • she-oak - any of several Australian trees of the genus Casuarina
    • beefwood - any of several Australian trees of the genus Casuarina yielding heavy hard red wood used in cabinetwork
    belongs to: genus casuarina - genus of trees and shrubs widely naturalized in southern United States and West Indies; coextensive with the family Casuarinaceae and order Casuarinales

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