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Definition of She-oak
1. Noun. Any of several Australian trees of the genus Casuarina.
Lexicographical Neighbors of She-oak
Literary usage of She-oak
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Austral English: A Dictionary of Australasian Words, Phrases, and Usages by Edward Ellis Morris (1898)
"24: u Casuarina torulosa, the she-oak. The young fruit and young shoots afford
an agreeable acid by chewing, which allays thirst." 1835. ..."
2. Austral English: A Dictionary of Australasian Words, Phrases, and Usages by Edward Ellis Morris (1898)
"The second species has obtained the name of He-oak in contradistinction of she-oak,
as if they constituted one dioecious plant, the one male and the other ..."
3. A Narrative of a Visit to the Australian Colonies by James Backhouse (1843)
"She Oak.—Plains.—Remarkable Impression.—Sawyer's Huts.—Inn. HOBART Town, the
capital of Tasmania or Van Diemens Land, is beautifully situated on undulating ..."
4. A Narrative of a Visit to the Australian Colonies by James Backhouse (1843)
"She Oak.—Plains.—Remarkable Impression.—Sawyer's Huta.—Inn. HOBART Town, the
capital of Tasmania or Van Diemens Land, is beautifully situated on undulating ..."
5. A Narrative of a Visit to the Australian Colonies by James Backhouse (1843)
"She Oak.—Plains.—Remarkable Impression.—Sawyer's Huts.—Inn. HOBART Town, the
capital of Tasmania or Van Diemens Land, is beautifully situated on undulating ..."
6. Forestry Handbook by R. Dalrymple Hay, Joseph Henry Maiden (1917)
"The origin of the name " She Oak " has from time to time given rise to discussion,
but it is quite clear. The aborigines name the Casuarina She-look, ..."
7. Wood: A Manual of the Natural History and Industrial Applications of the by George Simonds Boulger (1908)
"Also known as " Swamp- Oak, Desert" or " River She Oak." Aborig. ... Known also
as " Beefwood," " She Oak," " Botany-bay," " River," and " Mountain Oak. ..."
8. Wood: A Manual of the Natural History and Industrial Applications of the by George Simonds Boulger (1908)
"Also known as "Swamp- Oak, Desert " or " River She Oak." Aborig. ... Known also
as " Beefwood," " She Oak," " Botany-bay," " River," and " Mountain Oak. ..."
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