(n) genus of trees and shrubs widely naturalized in southern United States and West Indies; coextensive with the family Casuarinaceae and order Casuarinales
‖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 ]
n. an order of chiefly Australian trees and shrubs comprising the casuarinas, having only one family, Casuarinaceae. Syn. -- order Casuarinales. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
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