Casuarina
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌkæsu.əˈɹiːnə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Casuarina is a noun meaning Any of numerous trees, of the genera Casuarina and Allocasuarina, having segmented needle-like leaves; especially the ironwood and beefwood; she-oak.
Meaning
Any of numerous trees, of the genera Casuarina and Allocasuarina, having segmented needle-like leaves; especially the ironwood and beefwood; she-oak.
Example Sentences
Lower down, in a little reach of the lagoon there grew a clump of casuarinas, those timid isolates that withdraw from other trees, selecting their own privacy, which is for ever whispering secrets up in their feathery fronds, set in motion by the slightest breeze.
Word Forms
- casuarinas
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ironwood, she-oak, olivewood, sawarri, agoho, pequi.
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