araucaria
any of several coniferous trees of the genus Araucaria, of warm regions.
Origin of araucaria
1Other words from araucaria
- ar·au·car·i·an, adjective
- Compare monkey puzzle, Norfolk Island pine.
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How to use araucaria in a sentence
araucaria, a genus of trees of the coniferous or pine order, indigenous to Australasia and South America.
araucaria, or Norfolk Island Pine, is now sold in pots by florists as a window plant.
The Practical Garden-Book | C. E. HunnThese are uniformly three times the natural size, except the section of araucaria imbricata, which is not increased in scale.
Trees of the Northern United States | Austin C. ApgarIn this neighbourhood, the Araucanian pine (araucaria imbricata) is found, but very few of the trees grow near the sea.
In araucaria and Saxegothaea the nucellus itself projects beyond the open micropyle and receives the pollen-grains direct.
British Dictionary definitions for araucaria
/ (ˌærɔːˈkɛərɪə) /
any tree of the coniferous genus Araucaria of South America, Australia, and Polynesia, such as the monkey puzzle and bunya-bunya
Origin of araucaria
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