ˌkazhə(wə)ˈrēnə noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Malay ( pohon ) kĕsuari cassowary tree (from pohon tree + kĕsuari cassowary) + New Latin -ina (feminine of Latin -inus -ine); from the resemblance of its twigs to the cassowary's feathers
1. capitalized : a genus (coextensive with the family Casuarinaceae and order Casuarinales) of dicotyledonous trees and shrubs now widely naturalized and used for hedge and ornamental work in southern No. America and the West Indies and characterized by jointed horsetaillike stems with whorls of scalelike leaves, some species yielding heavy hard wood — see beefwood , she-oak
2. -s : a tree of the genus Casuarina