casuarina
noun
ca·su·a·ri·na ˌka-zhə-(wə-)ˈrē-nə 
: any of a genus (Casuarina of the family Casuarinaceae) of dicotyledonous chiefly Australian trees which have whorls of scalelike leaves and jointed stems resembling horsetails and some of which yield a heavy hard wood
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, genus name, from Malay (pohon) kĕsuari, literally, cassowary tree; from the resemblance of its twigs to cassowary feathers
First Known Use
1777, in the meaning defined above