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casuarinaAny of the chiefly Australian trees that make up the genus Casuarina (family Casuarinaceae), which have whorls of scalelike leaves and segmented stems resembling horsetails. Several species, especially C. equisetifolia, are valued for their hard, dense, yellowish to reddish brown wood, which is strong and reputed to be resistant to termite attack. Beefwood and ironwood are common names that reflect the wood's colour and hardness. casuarina any tree of the genus Casuarina, of Australia and the East Indies, having jointed leafless branchlets: family Casuarinaceae How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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1 -- 2) Pierce College biology professors Pat Farris, left, and Kate Kubach carry a rare Australian pine tree to be planted in the botanical gardens at the college on Friday. Among The Wine Appreciation Guild's numerous exclusive imports and exotic wine accessories are a Rodin bench-mounted uncorking machine; Vintage-Image(R) wine cellars with temperature and humidity controls; the patented Australian pine Modularack wine racks that stack to grow with your wine collection; and Forge de Laguiole artisanal corkscrews hand-crafted in a French village with a 600-year history in the industry. The once-rounded forest canopies that covered the Bahamas in pre-Columbian times are today serrated with the graceful spires of the aromatic Australian pine, or Casuarina, a species introduced much later. |
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