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Araucaria


Arˊau-ca′ri-a

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Noun.
[
Araucania
, a territory south of Chili.]
(Bot.)
A genus of tall conifers of the pine family. The species are confined mostly to South America and Australia. The wood cells differ from those of other in having the dots in their lateral surfaces in two or three rows, and the dots of contiguous rows alternating. The seeds are edible.

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Araucaria

Araucaria

See also: araucaria, araucária, and Araucária

Translingual

Etymology

Named after the Chilean province of Arauco + -aria

Proper noun

Araucaria f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Araucariaceae conifer trees, native to South America and Australasia, including nine species, including the monkey puzzle.

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English

Noun

Araucaria (plural Araucarias)

  1. A species of the genus Araucaria.
    • 2010, Richard Allen, Kimbal Baker, Australia's Remarkable Trees (ISBN 0522856691):
      He was particularly fond of mainland Australia's two Araucarias — the Bunya Pine and the Hoop Pine.

See also

araucaria

araucaria

See also: Araucaria, araucária, and Araucária

English

Noun

araucaria (plural araucarias)

  1. An individual plant (tree) of the genus Araucaria.

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French

Noun

araucaria m (plural araucarias)

  1. monkey puzzle (tree of genus Araucaria)

Spanish

Noun

araucaria f (plural araucarias)

  1. Araucaria; a conifer tree of South America