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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

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

OTHER WORDS FROM araucaria

ar·au·car·i·an, adjective
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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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