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casuarina

name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˌkæsu.əˈɹiːnə/
  • /ˌkæsu.əˈɹaɪnə/

1

name

Meaning 1

A locality in the Tweed council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Any of numerous trees, of the genera Casuarina and Allocasuarina, having segmented needle-like leaves; especially the ironwood and beefwood; she-oak.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 1894, Ivan Dexter, Talmud: A Strange Narrative of Central Australia, published in serial form in Port Adelaide News and Lefevre's Peninsula Advertiser (SA), Chapter III, http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks16/1600641.txt [...] the noise made by the beating of the waves on the land and the sighing of the wind amongst the pendulous leaves—or rather pendant fringe of the casuarina or she-oak, those aeolian harps of the Australian bush, almost drowned their voices.

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3

noun

Meaning 3

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: tree

Narrower terms: she-oak, beefwood

History

Etymology

From the genus name, ultimately a derivative of Malay kasuari (“cassowary”), from the resemblance of the leaves to the bird's feathers.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: kasuariina — trees of the genus Casuarina
  • Icelandic: kasúarínatré — trees of the genus Casuarina
  • Malay: ارو — trees of the genus Casuarina
  • Malay: رو — trees of the genus Casuarina
  • Malay: چمارا — trees of the genus Casuarina
  • Malay: eru — trees of the genus Casuarina
  • Malay: ru — trees of the genus Casuarina
  • Malay: cemara — trees of the genus Casuarina