araucaria

American  

[ar-aw-kair-ee-uh] / ˌær ɔˈkɛər i ə /

noun

1. any of several coniferous trees of the genus Araucaria, of warm regions.

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araucaria British  

/ ˌærɔːˈkɛərɪə /

noun

1. any tree of the coniferous genus Araucaria of South America, Australia, and Polynesia, such as the monkey puzzle and bunya-bunya

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• araucarian
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of araucaria

1825–35; < New Latin, named after Arauc ( o ) province in central Chile; see -aria

Example Sentences

Back on the black volcanic field crossed by the Truful Truful, as a snowstorm approached a nearby peak with thousand-year-old araucaria trees, Curin defined his people’s goal in more essential terms.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 19, 2022

As more of it was exposed, we could clearly see that the fish’s two-foot-long snout had broken when it was forced—probably by the flood’s surge—against the branches of a submerged araucaria tree.

From The New Yorker • Mar. 29, 2019

As DePalma worked around the paddlefish, more of the araucaria branch came to light, including its short, spiky needles.

From The New Yorker • Mar. 29, 2019

And they don't have the flamboyant crowns of the araucaria.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2015

The dark girl, after a languid glance round, gave her shapely shoulders a slight shrug before half closing her eyes, and gazing through the tall, blank window at a scaly araucaria upon the lawn.

From One Maid's Mischief by Fenn, George Manville