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casuarina

ca·su·a·ri·na [ kàoo ə rnə, kàoo ə rnə ] (plural ca·su·a·ri·nas or ca·su·a·ri·na)

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Definition:

Australian tree: a tree with hard, durable wood and needle-shaped leaves that form whorls at the end of short branches. Native to: Australia, parts of Asia. Genus Casuarina.

[Late 18th century. < modern Latin< casuarius "cassowary"; from the similarity of its branches to the bird's feathers]