casuarina

Other forms: casuarinas

Definitions of casuarina

1. noun

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

   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

   type of:

   tree

   a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms