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Casuarinales

Casuarinales

9.9
A group of mainly Australian trees and shrubs with thin needle-like leaves like pine
  • noun
  • Specialized
: Casuarinales
  • The Casuarinales are notable for their needle-like foliage that mimics pine trees.

Examples

  • Scientists have studied the evolutionary history of the Casuarinales extensively.

  • Many trees in the Casuarinales family thrive in sandy soils.

  • Many species within Casuarinales are found in coastal regions of Australia.

  • The Casuarinales order includes many unique species.

  • Many species within Casuarinales are found in coastal regions of Australia.

  • The Casuarinales are notable for their needle-like foliage that mimics pine trees.

  • Scientists have studied the evolutionary history of the Casuarinales extensively.

Synonyms

order Casuarinales
vsCasuarinales
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of mostly Australian trees and shrubs like casuarina trees

is the same name presented without the rank word as a simple label

Compounds

order Casuarinales
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of mostly Australian trees and shrubs like casuarina trees

Surface Forms

Casuarinales singular
Casuarinales plural

Morphology

Casuarinales = Casuarina (opaque) = Casuarina + ales

The suffix '-ales' is used in botanical taxonomy to denote an order, but this is specialized knowledge not transparent to average English learners.

Etymology

The word Casuarinales comes from the tree name Casuarina, which was named after the large Australian bird cassowary because the tree's thin branchlets look like the bird's 'feathers'. So Casuarinales is the order of those Australian trees and shrubs, often with needle-like leaves.