genus casuarina

Noun
  1. Genus of trees and shrubs widely naturalized in southern United States and West Indies;
    Coextensive with the family Casuarinaceae and order Casuarinales (synset 112245186)
    is a type of: dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus - genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
    member holonym:
    • casuarina - any of various trees and shrubs of the genus Casuarina having jointed stems and whorls of scalelike leaves; some yield heavy hardwood
    • 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
    • australian pine, casuarina equisetfolia - common Australian tree widely grown as an ornamental in tropical regions; yields heavy hard red wood
    belongs to: casuarinaceae, family casuarinaceae - one genus: genus Casuarina

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