CASUARINA

casuarina

(noun) any of various trees and shrubs of the genus Casuarina having jointed stems and whorls of scalelike leaves; some yield heavy hardwood

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

casuarina (plural casuarinas)

Any of several trees, of the genus Casuarina, that have segmented stems; especially the ironwood and beefwood

Source: Wiktionary


Cas`u*a*ri"na, n. Etym: [NL., supposed to be named from the resemblance of the twigs to the feathers of the cassowary, of the genus Casuarius.] (Bot.)

Definition: A genus of leafles trees or shrubs, with drooping branchlets of a rushlike appearance, mostly natives of Australia. Some of them are large, producing hard and heavy timber of excellent quality, called beefwood from its color.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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