Australian pine


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Australian pine

n.
See casuarina.
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Noun1.Australian pine - common Australian tree widely grown as an ornamental in tropical regions; yields heavy hard red wood
Casuarina equisetfolia
genus Casuarina - genus of trees and shrubs widely naturalized in southern United States and West Indies; coextensive with the family Casuarinaceae and order Casuarinales
beefwood - any of several Australian trees of the genus Casuarina yielding heavy hard red wood used in cabinetwork
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