: any of various casuarinas

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Dramatic hills are thickly coated with giant eucalyptus and native she-oak; wild lavender shelters native wildlife like musical magpies and cackling kookaburras. Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1792, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of she-oak was in 1792

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“She-oak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/she-oak. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.

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