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SHE-OAK
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Any of several Australian trees of the genus Casuarina
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("she-oak" is a kind of...):
casuarina (any of various trees and shrubs of the genus Casuarina having jointed stems and whorls of scalelike leaves; some yield heavy hardwood)
Holonyms ("she-oak" is a member of...):
genus Casuarina (genus of trees and shrubs widely naturalized in southern United States and West Indies; coextensive with the family Casuarinaceae and order Casuarinales)