casuarina Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

WordNet


Cas`u*a*ri"na noun
Etymology
NL., supposed to be named from the resemblance of the twigs to the feathers of the cassowary, of the genus Casuarius.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) 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.

Webster 1913