desert oak

noun

1. a tree, Casuarina decaisneana, of Central and NW Australia, the timber of which is resistant to termite attack

Example Sentences

Here we saw the first desert oak, standing solitary sentinel on the crest of a ridge.

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It is a species of casuarina, of the same family but distinct from the beautiful desert oak.

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Beyond this we entered timbered country again, the desert oak being quite a desert sign.

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I noticed to-day for the first time upon this expedition some of the desert oak trees (Casuarina Decaisneana).

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The horses rested in the shade of a desert oak-tree, while we remained under another.

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