araucaria

[ ar-aw-kair-ee-uh ]

/ ˌær ɔˈkɛər i ə /

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noun

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

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Origin of araucaria

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

OTHER WORDS FROM araucaria

ar·au·car·i·an, adjective

Words nearby araucaria

Aratus of Sicyon, Araucan, Araucana, Araucania, Araucanian, araucaria, Arawak, Arawakan, Arawn, Araxá, Araxes

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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.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2|Various
Araucaria, or Norfolk Island Pine, is now sold in pots by florists as a window plant.
The Practical Garden-Book|C. E. Hunn
These 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. Apgar
In this neighbourhood, the Araucanian pine (Araucaria imbricata) is found, but very few of the trees grow near the sea.
Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836|Robert FitzRoy

In Araucaria and Saxegothaea the nucellus itself projects beyond the open micropyle and receives the pollen-grains direct.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7|Various

British Dictionary definitions for araucaria

araucaria

/ (ˌærɔːˈkɛərɪə) /

noun

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

Word Origin for araucaria

C19: from New Latin (arbor) Araucaria (tree) from Arauco, a province in Chile

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