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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
OTHER WORDS FROM araucaria
ar·au·car·i·an, adjectiveWords nearby araucaria
Aratus of Sicyon, Araucan, Araucana, Araucania, Araucanian, araucaria, Arawak, Arawakan, Arawn, Araxá, Araxes
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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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