different between ironwood vs casuarina

English

Etymology

iron +? wood, because of its toughness.

Noun

ironwood (countable and uncountable, plural ironwoods)

1. (countable) Any of a number of tree species known for having a particularly solid wood.
2. (uncountable) The wood of any ironwood tree.

Hyponyms

• Acacia estrophiolata - southern ironwood
• Androstachys johnsonii – Lebombo ironwood
• Carpinus caroliniana – American hornbeam
• Casuarina equisetifolia – common ironwood (Australia)
• Chionanthus foveolatus – pock ironwood (South Africa)
• Choricarpia subargentea - giant ironwood
• Copaifera spp. - diesel tree, kerosene tree, kupa'y, cabismo, copaúva
• Erythrophleum chlorostachys - Cooktown ironwood (Australia)
• Eusideroxylon zwageri - Borneo ironwood
• Guaiacum officinale – lignum vitae
• Guaiacum sanctum – holywood
• Holodiscus discolor - creambrush
• Hopea odorata - white thingan, Ceylon ironwood, Malabar ironwood
• Krugiodendron ferreum – black ironwood
• Lyonothamnus floribundus – Lyon tree
• Lyonothamnus lyonii – Catalina ironwood
• Mesua ferrea – rose chestnut, Ceylon ironwood
• Metrosideros spp.
• Nestegis apetala - coastal maire, broad-leaved maire, broad-leaved ironwood
• Olea spp. – Various olive trees
• Olneya tesota – desert ironwood
• Ostrya virginiana – hop hornbeam
• Parrotia persica – Persian ironwood
• Tabebuia serratifolia – yellow poui

Derived terms

• bastard ironwood

Translations

English

Etymology

From the genus name, ultimately a derivative of Malay kasuari (“cassowary”), from the resemblance of the leaves to the bird's feathers.

Noun

casuarina (plural casuarinas)

1. Any of numerous trees, of the genera Casuarina and Allocasuarina, having segmented needle-like leaves; especially the ironwood and beefwood; she-oak.
   • 1894, Ivan Dexter, Talmud: A Strange Narrative of Central Australia, published in serial form in Port Adelaide News and Lefevre's Peninsula Advertiser (SA), Chapter III, [1]

     […] the noise made by the beating of the waves on the land and the sighing of the wind amongst the pendulous leaves—or rather pendant fringe of the casuarina or she-oak, those aeolian harps of the Australian bush, almost drowned their voices.

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