she-oak

noun

ˈshē-ˌōk How to pronounce she-oak (audio)
: any of various casuarinas

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Observe black cockatoos preen in the drooping she-oaks, or marvel at the Dali-esque outback, filled with its skeletal mallee trees. — Todd Plummer, Robb Report, 19 June 2026 This ground cover is a far cry from its arboreal kin, the Casuarina species known collectively as she-oaks, which may grow as tall as 70 feet. — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 16 Aug. 2025 Budj Bim assigned the weeping she-oak (Casuarina) trees, whose whispering voices can be heard in the wind, to be the guardian spirits of the landscape. — Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025 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

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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 7 Jul. 2026.

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