| 单词 | casuarina |
| 例句 | I rolled past casuarina pines, coco plum bushes, limestone sea cliffs and Preacher’s Cave, where the island’s first settlers, English Puritans, gave sermons. Off the Tourist Grid in the Bahamas 2013-01-30T22:27:14Z Instead of mangrove wood, fishermen now use casuarina trees grown on farms in the coastal area to build their boats, Zuberi said. Protecting mangroves, Kenya's fishermen net cash – and more fish 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z Recent additions are the eucalyptus, casuarina, Pinus pinea and ailanthus. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z The latter is about three-quarters of a mile long, and is divided by a huge mass of rocks covered with casuarina trees, behind which is a small stream of brackish water. In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" 2011-06-30T02:00:24.487Z It is set in a small forest of casuarina trees, with good views of the shimmering ocean. Letter from India: Indian Scavengers Doing What Officials Can't 2011-01-19T12:30:33Z There are fewer rice and other traditional crops like peanuts and sugar cane, and more casuarina, palm oil and other so-called cash crops. Letter from India: Indian Farmers Turn to New Crops as Climate Gets Drier 2010-12-16T12:30:26Z The hungry river, like an enormous serpent, swallowed down terraces, villages, cornfields, and covered with its flood the tall grasses and wild casuarinas on the sandbanks. Stories from Tagore The image of the god Oro was a straight log of casuarina wood, six feet long, uncarved, but decorated with feathers. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead Vol. II Just within the point stands the flag-staff, and above it, on the crest of a low hill, a little graveyard lies within the shade of casuarinas. In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" 2011-06-30T02:00:24.487Z There were deodars, Douglas firs, casuarinas, gum-trees, eucalypti, hibiscus, cedars, and other trees, generally of a moderate size, for their number prevented their growth. Abandoned The clean, red road winds about and among avenues of palms, waringhans, dark green mangosteens, casuarinas, and the sweet-smelling hibiscus, all alike covered with a hundred different parasitic vines and ferns. Tales of the Malayan Coast From Penang to the Philippines Sombre casuarina, most mournful of the pine tribe, mingles with teak and mahogany in dense woods falling away on either side from the shadowy path. Through the Malay Archipelago Amongst them were some clubs, most of them made of casuarina wood, skilfully carved, or embossed in an artistic manner with mother-of-pearl or with whalebone. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part III. The Great Explorers of the Nineteenth Century The presence of casuarinas high up in the middle of the island is peculiar. In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" 2011-06-30T02:00:24.487Z This little stream of water is trickling through the casuarina grove. The Cycle of Spring I could hear the light wind rustling through the branches of the casuarina trees that fringed the shore. Tales of the Malayan Coast From Penang to the Philippines It was covered with a thrifty vegetation, among which were several well-grown-palms, a group of young casuarinas, and some ferns and tournefortias. The Island Home On our left hand is the peak of Santobong, clothed in verdure nearly to the top; at his foot a luxuriant vegetation, fringed with the casuarina, and terminating in a beach of white sand. The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido For the Suppression of Piracy It was then far into the night, the sea was without a ripple, even the ever-troubled murmur of the casuarinas was at rest. My Reminiscences The island formed one of a group, extending along the coast at various distances, most of them, however, were low, and many were mere sand-banks, with a few casuarina bushes growing on the higher portions. Ned Garth Made Prisoner in Africa. A Tale of the Slave Trade We named it Fir Island from its crown of fir-like casuarina trees, which sent out on every breeze a balsamic odor that was charged with far-away New England recollections. Tales of the Malayan Coast From Penang to the Philippines Turning in the direction from which it proceeded, I saw a little to the right three figures upon the ground at the foot of a large casuarina. The Island Home One evening he stayed late to be taken to see the lyre bird come dancing down a green lane between dense casuarinas, to a favourable spot for these beautiful creatures. First in the Field A Story of New South Wales For instance, they form the most durable furniture and weapons from the casuarina or club tree; they make cloth from the finest bark of the paper-mulberry tree, and cord from a peculiar kind of flax. The World's Fair Here they were able to land and erect a tent, hidden from the sea by a grove of casuarina bushes. Ned Garth Made Prisoner in Africa. A Tale of the Slave Trade Some casuarinas in the Mysore mine camp have grown to about twenty feet in height, but these have now struck the rock, and most of them are dying. Gold, Sport, and Coffee Planting in Mysore Mowno seemed intent upon some playful surprise, and laughing softly to himself like a pleased child, he motioned us to hide ourselves in a thicket of young casuarinas. The Island Home The wood of which they were made was finely polished, close grained, and of a dark-brown, like that of the casuarina. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 14 Surrounding Elie House, near Colombo, in which I resided, were a number of tall casuarinas and India-rubber trees, whose branches almost touched the lattices of the window of the room in which I usually sat. Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon This island is moderately high, rocky, and barren, yet thickly covered with the eucalyptus and casuarina. A Voyage to Terra Australis — Volume 2 The banksia, the casuarina, and the hardy xanthorrhoea reminded us of former toils on the opposite side of these ranges. Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 2 By leaping from stone to stone, and wading occasionally for short distances, they picked their way to the other side, and presently disappeared among the casuarinas. The Island Home The wood consists principally of the eucalyptus and casuarina. A Voyage to Terra Australis — Volume 1 The country I traversed consisted of small plains and alternate patches of dense casuarina scrubs, and open forest land. Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 1 It is made of casuarina wood, and is generally three feet in length, an inch and a quarter broad, and half an inch thick. Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. to Which Is Added the Account of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition for the Exploration of the Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist to the Expedition. — Volume 2 As we approached we began to make out more distinctly the sugar plantations, the groves of coconut trees and casuarinas, the features of the town, and the dense mass of shipping in the harbour. Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. to Which Is Added the Account of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition for the Exploration of the Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist to the Expedition. — Volume 1 “Are you alone?” said I, in a low voice, but loud enough to be heard by those beneath the casuarina. The Island Home The most common kinds of wood are the casuarina and eucalyptus, to which Mr. Grimes adds the banksia, mimosa and some others; but the timber is rarely sound, and is not large. A Voyage to Terra Australis — Volume 1 Accordingly we travelled until night overtook us in an extensive casuarina scrub, where we tied our horses, and made our fire, after a ride of at least 40 miles. Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 1 The trees growing on the hill were casuarinas, and acacias, with a few box-trees. Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. to Which Is Added the Account of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition for the Exploration of the Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist to the Expedition. — Volume 2 The road leading to it, one of the principal evening drives, is shaded by rows of magnificent casuarinas, from Madagascar. Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. to Which Is Added the Account of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition for the Exploration of the Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist to the Expedition. — Volume 1 On Deal, the eastern isle, there are charred stumps of a few large eucalypti: but otherwise the trees are small, the largest being a few casuarinas over the head of East Cove. Discoveries in Australia, Volume 2 Discoveries in Australia; with an Account of the Coasts and Rivers Explored and Surveyed During the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, in The Years 1837-38-39-40-41-42-43. By Command of the Lords Commissioners Of the Admiralty. Also a Narrative of Captain Owen Stanley's Visits To the Islands in the Arafura Sea This bat seems also to be very abundant on the Friendly Islands, for Forster describes having seen five hundred hanging upon one casuarina tree. Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia Performed between the years 1818 and 1822 — Volume 2 We passed through a scrub of limited extent, and for the first time in these parts we discovered a new species of casuarina. Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 1 This evening we camped by the side of a fine casuarina creek, coming from the north-east. Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. to Which Is Added the Account of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition for the Exploration of the Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist to the Expedition. — Volume 2 They exhibit nothing more remarkable than two dilapidated monumental urns on opposite sides of the garden, shaded by a clump of bamboos and casuarinas, the latter usually mistaken for cypresses. Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. to Which Is Added the Account of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition for the Exploration of the Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist to the Expedition. — Volume 1 Near the landing-place, at the foot of Mount Flinders, were a few isolated gum-trees, and small clusters of the casuarina, which were the only trees on the northern island. Discoveries in Australia, Volume 2 Discoveries in Australia; with an Account of the Coasts and Rivers Explored and Surveyed During the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, in The Years 1837-38-39-40-41-42-43. By Command of the Lords Commissioners Of the Admiralty. Also a Narrative of Captain Owen Stanley's Visits To the Islands in the Arafura Sea The tranquillity of this secluded spot, and the drooping trees of the casuarina equisetifolia, added to the mournful solemnity of the place. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 539, March 24, 1832 The country appeared to be thickly wooded, but near the water the trees, which were principally species of the eucalyptus and the casuarina, were small and stunted. Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia Performed between the years 1818 and 1822 — Volume 1 These ridges consisted of red gravel; the scrub contained callitris, casuarina, silver-leaved iron-bark, malga and brigalow, the two latter growing so thickly as to compel me to turn eastward to avoid them. Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia The thunder rumbles fitfully, and the wild casuarina clumps bend in waves to the stormy gusts which pass through them. Glimpses of Bengal Selected from the Letters of Sir Rabindranath Tagore The camps stood a pace or two above high-water mark in the meagre shelter of sighing casuarinas, and were often changed, for there were six miles of gently curving, ripple-embroidered shore on which to rest. Tropic Days A great number of the flying-fox, or vampire bat, hung from the casuarina trees in this enclosure, but the natives interposed to prevent our firing at them, the place being tabued. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 539, March 24, 1832 The casuarina grew also near the sandy beach but it seemed to prefer the exposed parts near the extremities of the sandy projections of the land where no other tree would grow. Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia Performed between the years 1818 and 1822 — Volume 1 We crossed much open plain, and passed through several shady forests of casuarina. Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia I will say little of the fine and abundant timber furnished by what is called the casuarina tree, and by what the English improperly call the pear. The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders Mysterious, vast beyond the range of vision, here grumbling on the sand, there mingling with the sky, the strangers peered at it through the screen of whimpering casuarinas and trembled. Tropic Days Forster reported having seen a large casuarina tree loaded with crows, but they proved to be that pest of the fruit grower—flying foxes. The Life of Captain James Cook A well-kept shrubbery surrounded the house, and tall casuarinas, and glossy dark green india-rubber and bhur trees, formed a thousand combinations of shade and colour. Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter On the bank of the creek we this day first observed the casuarina, which is so frequent on the banks of the creeks trending towards the Gulf of Carpentaria. Journals of Australian Explorations The arrow is a cane of about four feet long, into which a pointed piece of the hard, heavy, casuarina wood is firmly and neatly fitted; and some of them were barbed. The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders The branches of casuarina trees behind me swayed lightly, incessantly, reminding me of the soughing of fir trees at home. Lord Jim The next four miles north-east of this burn was through a barren scrubby country, full of dry water-holes, and thickly covered with the casuarina filifolia, box trees, and acacia bushes. Journals of Two Expeditions into the Interior of New South Wales Kumboola's sheltered aspect is thickly clad with jungle; a steep grassy ridge springs from the blue-grey rocks to the south-east; and on the precipitous weather side grow low and open scrub and dwarf casuarina. Confessions of a Beachcomber Water-pandanus, fan-palm, and casuarina formed a belt of trees along the bank of the stream, which bore quite a different character to that of the dry sandy bed of the river above the junction. Journals of Australian Explorations Their clubs are made of casuarina, and are powerful weapons. The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders The bed of the creek, though lined with many casuarinas, was entirely dry, and we did not reach a water-hole until we had travelled a distance of nine miles from the camp. Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia : from Moreton Bay to Port Essington, a distance of upwards of 3000 miles, during the years 1844-1845 The casuarina, which used to line the banks, was now seldom seen, the acacia pendula seeming to take its place. Journals of Two Expeditions into the Interior of New South Wales The trees consisted of a new species of casuarina, a new caparis, with some hakea, and several species of very pretty and fragrant flowering shrubs. Expedition into Central Australia There were casuarinas and triodia in profusion—two different kinds of vegetation which appear to thoroughly enjoy one another's company. Australia Twice Traversed, Illustrated, Then they hang it on some high tree, such as a banyan or a casuarina, in a sacred place. The Golden Bough It was lovely in the white moonlight with the curving shadows of palms on the dewy grass, the grace of the drooping casuarinas, the shining water, and the long drift of surf. The Golden Chersonese and the Way Thither The country was in general poor, with partial tracts of better ground; the hills were slaty, and covered as well as the levels with small eucalypti, cypresses, and casuarinas. Journals of Two Expeditions into the Interior of New South Wales It ran longitudinally from south to north for about 350 yards, and was bare of trees or shrubs, with the exception of one or two casuarinas. Expedition into Central Australia The country afterwards became a trifle less scrubby, and consisted of sandhills, timbered with casuarina, and covered, as usual, with triodia. Australia Twice Traversed, Illustrated, The hungry river, like an enormous serpent, swallowed down terraces, villages, cornfields, and covered with its flood the tall grasses and wild casuarinas on the sand-banks. The Hungry Stones and Other Stories At 6 A.M., in the glory of the tropic sunrise, Mr. Maxwell and I landed in Province Wellesley, under the magnificent casuarina trees which droop in mournful grace over the sandy shore. The Golden Chersonese and the Way Thither Between those brushes the ground was open forest with good grass, casuarina or beefwood, and large timber: the hills as usual stony. Journals of Two Expeditions into the Interior of New South Wales At intervals pure sand hills occurred, on which there were a few stunted casuarina and mimosae, but a good deal of grass and thousands of young plants already springing up. Expedition into Central Australia The rocks bore south 62° west from camp; we travelled over sandhills, through scrub, triodia, and some casuarina country, until we reached the hill in twenty miles. Australia Twice Traversed, Illustrated, They consisted principally of casuarinas and eucalypti, some of which next year would yield a sweet manna, similar to the manna of the East. The Mysterious Island The country was not, so to say, scrubby, there being only low bushes and scrubs on the sandhills, and casuarina trees of beautiful outline and appearance in the hollows. Australia Twice Traversed, Illustrated, The timber on the plains and hills was chiefly those species of eucalyptus called apple tree, box, and gum trees; and on the banks of the rivulet were a few large casuarina. Journals of Two Expeditions into the Interior of New South Wales Immediately after the start we entered thick scrubs as usual; they were mostly composed of the black oak, casuarina, with mulga and sandal-wood, not of commerce. Australia Twice Traversed, Illustrated, We got clear of the low hills of the glen, and almost immediately entered thick scrubs, varied by high sandhills, with casuarina and triodia on them. Australia Twice Traversed, Illustrated, As to the birds, they swarmed among the scanty branches of the eucalypti and casuarinas, which did not hinder the display of their wings. The Mysterious Island On the eleventh day the plains died off, and we re-entered a new bed of scrubs—again consisting of mallee, casuarinas, desert sandal-wood, and quandong-trees of the same family; the ground was overgrown with spinifex. Australia Twice Traversed, Illustrated, The timber was unusually fine, consisting chiefly of very large and straight blue guns; beautiful large casuarina trees were occasionally growing at the very edge of the water. Journals of Two Expeditions into the Interior of New South Wales The country was all extremely heavy sandhills, with casuarina and triodia; we had to encamp among them at twenty-three miles, without water. Australia Twice Traversed, Illustrated, It is a species of casuarina, of the same family but distinct from the beautiful desert oak. Australia Twice Traversed, Illustrated, There were deodars, Douglas firs, casuarinas, gum trees, eucalypti, hibiscus, cedars, and other trees, generally of a moderate size, for their number prevented their growth. The Mysterious Island In eight or nine miles we found that sandhill and casuarina country existed, and swallowed up the unfortunate creek. Australia Twice Traversed, Illustrated, Our course to-day was chiefly through a thick brush of acacia and cypresses; a few trees of the eucalyptus and casuarina were intermixed. Journals of Two Expeditions into the Interior of New South Wales Two little hills only, bearing 20 and 14° west of north, were the sole objects higher than the general horizon; the latter was formed entirely of high, red sandhills, with casuarina between. Australia Twice Traversed, Illustrated, The country in its immediate neighbourhood is open, and timbered with fine casuarina trees; the grass is dry and long, and the triodia approaches to within a quarter of a mile of it. Australia Twice Traversed, Illustrated, Travelling over casuarina sandhills and some level triodia ground, we found there was a creek with eucalypts on it, but it was quite evident that none of the late showers had fallen there. Australia Twice Traversed, Illustrated, The day was cool; the southern horizon, the only one we could see, was bounded entirely by red sandhills and casuarina timber. Australia Twice Traversed, Illustrated, The country surrounding the range to the north appeared to consist of open red sandhills, with casuarina in the hollows between. Australia Twice Traversed, Illustrated, It consisted entirely of high, red sandhills with casuarinas and low mallee, which formed the horizon at about ten miles. Australia Twice Traversed, Illustrated, We passed a few clumps of casuarinas and a few stunted trees with broad, poplar-like leaves. Australia Twice Traversed, Illustrated, |
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