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casuarina
(encz) | casuarina,přesličník n: Zdeněk Brož |
Casuarina
(gcide) | Casuarina \Cas`u*a*ri"na\, n. [NL., supposed to be named from
the resemblance of the twigs to the feathers of the
cassowary, of the genus Casuarius.] (Bot.)
A genus of leafless 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.
[1913 Webster] |
casuarina
(wn) | casuarina
n 1: any of various trees and shrubs of the genus Casuarina
having jointed stems and whorls of scalelike leaves; some
yield heavy hardwood |
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order casuarinales
(encz) | order Casuarinales, n: |
Casuarina
(gcide) | Casuarina \Cas`u*a*ri"na\, n. [NL., supposed to be named from
the resemblance of the twigs to the feathers of the
cassowary, of the genus Casuarius.] (Bot.)
A genus of leafless 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.
[1913 Webster] |
Casuarinaceae
(gcide) | Casuarinaceae \Casuarinaceae\ n.
a natural family of plants having only one genus,
Casuarina.
Syn: family Casuarinaceae.
[WordNet 1.5] |
Casuarinales
(gcide) | Casuarinales \Casuarinales\ n.
an order of chiefly Australian trees and shrubs comprising
the casuarinas, having only one family, Casuarinaceae.
Syn: order Casuarinales.
[WordNet 1.5] |
casuarina equisetfolia
(wn) | Casuarina equisetfolia
n 1: common Australian tree widely grown as an ornamental in
tropical regions; yields heavy hard red wood [syn:
Australian pine, Casuarina equisetfolia] |
casuarinaceae
(wn) | Casuarinaceae
n 1: one genus: genus Casuarina [syn: Casuarinaceae, {family
Casuarinaceae}] |
casuarinales
(wn) | Casuarinales
n 1: order of chiefly Australian trees and shrubs comprising the
casuarinas; 1 family: Casuarinaceae [syn: Casuarinales,
order Casuarinales] |
family casuarinaceae
(wn) | family Casuarinaceae
n 1: one genus: genus Casuarina [syn: Casuarinaceae, {family
Casuarinaceae}] |
genus casuarina
(wn) | genus Casuarina
n 1: genus of trees and shrubs widely naturalized in southern
United States and West Indies; coextensive with the family
Casuarinaceae and order Casuarinales |
order casuarinales
(wn) | order Casuarinales
n 1: order of chiefly Australian trees and shrubs comprising the
casuarinas; 1 family: Casuarinaceae [syn: Casuarinales,
order Casuarinales] |
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