Casuarina

See also: casuarina

Translingual

Casuarina equisetifolia

Etymology

From Malay kasuari (“cassowary”) +‎ -ina.

Proper noun

Casuarina f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Casuarinaceae – beefwood and she-oaks, trees and shrubs of India, southeast Asia, Australia, and Oceania.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids - clades; Fagales - order; Casuarinaceae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Casuarina equisetifolia - type species; Casuarina collina, Casuarina cristata, Casuarina cunninghamiana, Casuarina glauca, Casuarina grandis, Casuarina junghuhniana, Casuarina obesa, Casuarina oligodon, Casuarina orophila, Casuarina pauper, Casuarina potamophila, Casuarina tenella, Casuarina teres - other extant species; †Casuarina avenacea, †Casuarina deleta, †Casuarina stellata - extinct species

Derived terms

• Allocasuarina (she-oak)

References

• Casuarina on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Casuarina on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Casuarina on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Casuarina at USDA Plants database
• Casuarina at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Casuarina at the Catalogue of Life 
• Casuarina at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Casuarina at The Plant List